Lyrics to
Poker

This version of Poker was released by Electric Light Orchestra (Elo) in 1975.

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Away, the jokers’s closing in,
Reform and they will win,
The light is fading fast.
I know, you know, they know, we all know,
Everybody’s gonna burn down.

The girls come crawling on all fours,
Banging on locked doors,
High cards call the tune.
I know, you know, they know, we all know,
Everybody’s gonna burn down.

Play me another hand,
Loose everything I am,
Until we meet again.

The ace, that’s hiding up your sleeve,
Will cause the world to grieve,
The love you had is gone,
I know you know, they know, we all know.

The dream, in every player’s heart,
To win it all not part,
They lie awake at night,
I know, you know, they know, we all know.

The game, where gamblers rule the night,
And get your blood they might,
The joker’s closin’ in,
I know, you know, they know, we all know.

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About Lyrics and Poker by Electric Light Orchestra (Elo)

The lyrics to Poker are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Electric Light Orchestra (Elo) used when the song was created in 1975. The lyrics to Poker have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Electric Light Orchestra (Elo) and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Poker by Electric Light Orchestra (Elo). 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 Poker" means the words set to the music of Poker, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Electric Light Orchestra (Elo). 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 Poker and the lyrics to Poker are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Electric Light Orchestra (Elo) who came here looking just for the lyrics to Poker, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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