Lyrics to
Ooh Las Vegas

This version of Ooh Las Vegas was released by Emmylou Harris in 1975.

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Ooh, Las Vegas
Ain’t no place for a poor boy like me
Ooh, Las Vegas
Ain’t no place for a poor boy like me
Every time I hit your crystal city you know
You’re gonna make a wreck outta me

Well, the first time I lose I drink whiskey
Second time I lose I drink gin
Third time I lose I drink anything
’cause I think I’m gonna win

Ooh, Las Vegas
Ain’t no place for a poor boy like me
Ooh, Las Vegas
Ain’t no place for a poor boy like me
Every time I hit your crystal city you know
You’re gonna make a wreck outta me

Well, the Queen of Spades is a friend of mine
The Queen of Hearts is a bitch
Someday when I clean up my mind
I’ll find out which is a which

Ooh, Las Vegas
Ain’t no place for a poor boy like me
Ooh, Las Vegas
Ain’t no place for a poor boy like me
Every time I hit your crystal city you know
You’re gonna make a wreck outta me

Well, I spend all night with the dealer
Tryin’ to get ahead
Spend all day at the Holiday Inn
Tryin’ to get out of bed

Ooh, Las Vegas
Ain’t no place for a poor boy like me
Ooh, Las Vegas
Ain’t no place for a poor boy like me
Every time I hit your crystal city you know
You’re gonna make a wreck outta me

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About Lyrics and Ooh Las Vegas by Emmylou Harris

The lyrics to Ooh Las Vegas are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Emmylou Harris in 1975. Elements of the lyrics to Ooh Las Vegas are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Emmylou Harris and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Ooh Las Vegas back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Ooh Las Vegas by Emmylou Harris in a number of ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Ooh Las Vegas" means the words set to the music of Ooh Las Vegas, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Emmylou Harris. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Ooh Las Vegas and the lyrics to Ooh Las Vegas are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Emmylou Harris who came here looking just for the lyrics to Ooh Las Vegas, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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