Richard Thompson - Jack O’Diamonds

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{Verse 1}
Jack O'Diamonds, oh Jack O'Diamonds
Hits the street, bumps his head
On the brow, he's a scout
You're born to lose, shouldn't stay
Jack O'Diamonds is a hard card to play

{Verse 2}
Jack O'Diamonds, yeah Jack O'Diamonds
This one-armed prince wears a single glove
Oh sure, he's not that lovely
Jack O'Diamonds break my hand
Left me here to stand
Jack O'Diamonds is a hard card to land

{Chorus}
Jack O'Diamonds is a hard card
Jack O'Diamonds is a high card
Jack O'Diamonds is a hard card
But it ain't hard enough
Jack O'Diamonds can open for riches
Jack O'Diamonds, but then it switches
Covered by a picture, but it's only a ten
Jack O'Diamonds

{Verse 3}
Yeah Jack O'Diamonds, Jack O'Diamonds
Hits the street, bumps his head
On the brow, he's a scout
You're born to lose, shouldn't stay
Jack O'Diamonds is a hard card to play

{Chorus}
Jack O'Diamonds is a hard card
Jack O'Diamonds is a high card
Jack O'Diamonds is a hard card
But it ain't hard enough
Jack O'Diamonds can open for riches
Jack O'Diamonds, but then it switches
Covered by a picture, but it's only a ten
Jack O'Diamonds

Release Date: January 01, 2004

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Richard thompson is a singer-songwriter and guitar player, who’s work is praised by the press through the years, for both his compositions as his guitar playing. He was nominated for major prices for several of his recordings.
Music critic Neil McCormick described Thompson as “a versatile virtuoso guitarist and a sharp observational singer-songwriter whose work burns with intelligence and dark emotion”.
After succes with his former folk-rock band Fairport Convention, he first made criticly acclaimed albums with his wife Linda Thompson. After there divorce he made about 18 solo albums, as well as making it a habit to publiss live performances of his shows regularly. This was a reaction to his fan base, who made many illegal recordings of his concerts. By publishing them himself, he could maintain some quality of recording and profit from the material. This way, a large proportion of his work is available in live recordings, showing his strenght as a performer of his work, both solo and with band (a selection of wich is available on spotify).