My House

Welcome, welcome, come anon,
To you – the player – we call upon
Your service, to play and stay here,
Nights past days long gone.

All too frugal, all too rich,
Don’t be shy; it’s in the pitch
Of the wrist, of the eye,
Catch one card slip aside.

Rancid jeweler spun around,
The Jacks, the Queens, crimson royalty,
Marbles drop – hear that sound?
Money spent in money’s vain.

This is the gamble,
It is the trick, keystone to
Building a house of cards,
Tumble, tumble, tumble down –
Fate to fall and rise again,
Would you like to take a spin?