Lyrics

I hate to be the one who’s gotta bust your bubble
But I’m calling on a dead man’s hand
Aces and eights are gonna beat a pair every time
You've been playing this game like a pup
But you're hanging out with the hounds
You know you should be playing that nickel and dime

And the name of the game is jacks or better, trips to win
I can’t fold this hand that I'm in
Can’t fold so I’ll just ante up again
For jacks or better, trips to win

You can’t fold your hand when the stakes get high
You gotta ante up to play again
You can’t win unless you play it out to the end
Never let ‘em know what you got in your hand
Try to bluff every once in a while
Just play with the odds and don’t raise unless you think you can win

And the name of the game is jacks or better, trips to win
I can’t fold this hand that I'm in
Can’t fold so I’ll just ante up again
For jacks or better, trips to win

[Interlude]

The best of the best never deal ‘em off the bottom
Never cheat when the luck runs out
They just keep on playing till they get it back
When you’re playing at the top, you gotta play to win
They get tougher as the game goes on
Just remember always deal ‘em off the top of the stack

And the name of the game is jacks or better, trips to win
I can’t fold this hand that I'm in
Can’t fold so I’ll just ante up again
For jacks or better, trips to win
Oh, trips to win
Oh, trips to win