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[Verse]
EBrian Hennessey sat back and let the gyApsy read his palm
When he sBaw her eyes grow wide and wild and daErk
And she whispered through her toothless gums and clAutched him by the arm
She said, ''BBoy, I fear I see the devil's mEark.''
EBrian HenBnessey just laughed and pealed the tEen-spot from his roll
'Cause he'd never ever known the taste of fBear
But he woEndered why the summer nights should sudAdenly turn cold
As the gBypsy's words come ringing in his eEar.
[Chorus]
E''You can rAun, you can hide, Brian HennEessey.'', she cried
''But you can't escape the fate that's in your hBand.
And sEay how does it feel to have deAalt your final deal?
Go on lBay down Brian you're a dying mEan.''
[Verse]
EBrian Hennessey walked through the doors of the DiAning Dog Saloon
Where he stoBpped to have his nightly glass of gEin
And the one-eyed scar-faced stranger a dealing blAackjack in the gloom
Winked his ghBastly grey glass eye and dealt him Ein.
EBrian waBtched in fascination as the strEanger's fingers flew
Why he'd never seen such cheatin' done beBfore
And his hEand closed round a handle of his sAnub-nose 32
When the gyBpsy's warning come to him once mEore.
[Chorus]
E''You can rAun, you can hide, Brian HennEessey.'', she cried
''But you can't escape the fate that's in your hBand.
And sEay how does it feel to have deAalt your final deal?
Go on lBay down Brian you're a dying mEan.''
[Verse]
EBrian Hennessey just folded up his caArds and walked away
Holding bBack the rage that burned his sEoul
And he stopped to have some coffee at the MoAckingbird Cafe
But that sleBnder blue eyed waitress was his gEoal.
And a fBew words from his silver tongue soon turned her fligEhty head
She said, ''My husband's out of town, you need not fBear.''
But as he prEessed her to the softness of her flAutty-feathered bed
On her piBllows he saw written bright and clEear.
[Chorus]
EOh, you can rAun, you can hide, daring letEters clear and wide
Said you can't escape the fate that's in your hBand
And sEay how does it feel to have deAalt your final deal
Go on lBay down Brian you're a dying mEan.
[Verse]
EBrian Hennessey he stumbled down the stAairs into the street
And from tBhat day on he changed his wicked lEife
And he never drunk or gambled and he never deAalt no doop
And he neBver touched another fellow's wiEfe.
And yeBars later he met the gypsy when his days were almost dEone
He said, ''Ha, ha, I beat your curse don't you kBnow.''
But wEhen she saw the frightened, trembling, witAhered wretch that he'd become
She said, ''BrBian, you died twenty years aEgo.''
[Chorus/Outro]
''Because you rAan and you hid that's exEactly what you did
But you didn't escape the fate that's in your hBand.
And say how did it feel to have deAalt your final deal?
Go on lBay down Brian you're a dying mEan...''

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Brian Hennessey

by Bobby Bare

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[Verse]

E A

Brian Hennessey sat back and let the gypsy read his palm

B E

When he saw her eyes grow wide and wild and dark

And she whispered through her toothless gums and clutched him by the arm

B E

She said, ''Boy, I fear I see the devil's mark.''

E B E

Brian Hennessey just laughed and pealed the ten-spot from his roll

'Cause he'd never ever known the taste of fear

E A

But he wondered why the summer nights should suddenly turn cold

B E

As the gypsy's words come ringing in his ear.

[Chorus]

E A E

''You can run, you can hide, Brian Hennessey.'', she cried

''But you can't escape the fate that's in your hand.

E A

And say how does it feel to have dealt your final deal?

B E

Go on lay down Brian you're a dying man.''

[Verse]

E A

Brian Hennessey walked through the doors of the Dining Dog Saloon

B E

Where he stopped to have his nightly glass of gin

And the one-eyed scar-faced stranger a dealing blackjack in the gloom

B E

Winked his ghastly grey glass eye and dealt him in.

E B E

Brian watched in fascination as the stranger's fingers flew

Why he'd never seen such cheatin' done before

E A

And his hand closed round a handle of his snub-nose 32

B E

When the gypsy's warning come to him once more.

[Chorus]

E A E

''You can run, you can hide, Brian Hennessey.'', she cried

''But you can't escape the fate that's in your hand.

E A

And say how does it feel to have dealt your final deal?

B E

Go on lay down Brian you're a dying man.''

[Verse]

E A

Brian Hennessey just folded up his cards and walked away

B E

Holding back the rage that burned his soul

And he stopped to have some coffee at the Mockingbird Cafe

B E

But that slender blue eyed waitress was his goal.

B E

And a few words from his silver tongue soon turned her flighty head

She said, ''My husband's out of town, you need not fear.''

E A

But as he pressed her to the softness of her flutty-feathered bed

B E

On her pillows he saw written bright and clear.

[Chorus]

E A E

Oh, you can run, you can hide, daring letters clear and wide

Said you can't escape the fate that's in your hand

E A

And say how does it feel to have dealt your final deal

B E

Go on lay down Brian you're a dying man.

[Verse]

E A

Brian Hennessey he stumbled down the stairs into the street

B E

And from that day on he changed his wicked life

And he never drunk or gambled and he never dealt no doop

B E

And he never touched another fellow's wife.

B E

And years later he met the gypsy when his days were almost done

He said, ''Ha, ha, I beat your curse don't you know.''

E A

But when she saw the frightened, trembling, withered wretch that he'd become

B E

She said, ''Brian, you died twenty years ago.''

[Chorus/Outro]

A E

''Because you ran and you hid that's exactly what you did

But you didn't escape the fate that's in your hand.

And say how did it feel to have dealt your final deal?

B E

Go on lay down Brian you're a dying man...''

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