[Verse 1]
Boots on the floorboards
Deck on the table
Cut clean
Dust in the lamplight
Every stare sharp and mean
You lay down three cowboys
I answer with queens
The dealer just grins
Like he’s seen this old scene

[Chorus]
This is Rummy in the dust
Boy
Every draw could be your last
Count your luck
Count your cards
Count the ghosts of every hand you’ve passed
Lay your runs
Lay your sets
While the moon keeps watch above
This is Rummy in the dust
This is war dressed up as love (oh)

[Verse 2]
Whiskey and wild hearts
Chips stacked high by your side
You’re holding two jokers
But your left eye twitches a lie
You meld down your secrets
I discard my pride
One card on the felt
And the whole room divides

[Chorus]
This is Rummy in the dust
Boy
Every draw could be your last
Count your luck
Count your cards
Count the ghosts of every hand you’ve passed
Lay your runs
Lay your sets
While the moon keeps watch above
This is Rummy in the dust
This is war dressed up as love

[Bridge]
You say
“One more round”
Like a prayer
Like a dare
I say
“One more cut”
As the chairs scrape
We all stare
Trumpets in my heartbeat
Drums in my veins
If I go down tonight
You’ll remember my name (hey!)

[Chorus]
This is Rummy in the dust
Boy
Every draw could be your last
Count your luck
Count your cards
Count the ghosts of every hand you’ve passed
Lay your runs
Lay your sets
While the moon keeps watch above
This is Rummy in the dust
This is war dressed up as love
This is Rummy in the dust
Tip your hat and call that bluff