Rack Up The Balls Boys

Rack Up The Balls Boys - Rex Allen

Rack up the balls boys

Put away the cues

Old father time is on the trail

And he ain't gonna lose

When he deals your number

He's gonna call your name

It ain't no joke

That's all she wrote

This may be your last game

It was down in Higgins poolroom

On the corner of the square

A flea-bitten crowd had gathered

And sweet music filled the air

Old honest john was taking bets

When dice bounced off the wall

From a heart attack

He staggered back

He covered his last call

So rack up the balls boys

Put away the cues

Old father time is on the trail

And he ain't gonna lose

Old honest john was taking bets

When dice bounced off the wall

From a heart attack

He staggered back

He covered his last call

A big rough man was Willie jones

The bully of our town

But in a fight he lost one night

And he was smitten down

The guy that threw the cue ball

Was no bigger than a flea

Yet Willie held a lily

That he couldn't smell nor see

So rack up the balls boys

Put away the cues

Old father time is on the trail

And he ain't gonna lose

The guy that threw the cue ball

Was no bigger than a flea

Yet Willie held a lily

That he couldn't smell nor see

In every town

There is some bird

Who's heavy on the boast

I've news for you

I know a man who's walking awfully close

He's got a scythe in his right hand

And wears a long grey beard

Smart alec guy

I bet you'll cry

When he pins back your ears

So rack up the balls boys

Put away the cues

Old father time is on your trail

And he ain't gonna lose

He's got a scythe in his right hand

And wears a long grey beard

Smart alec guy

I bet you'll cry when he pins back your ears

Some like to come in loaded

And give their wife a scare

She'll probably marry another shortly

After you ain't here

So if you wanna stick around

Don't have another drink

But go home now

It's getting late

It's later than you think

So rack up the balls boys

Put away the cues

Old father time is on the trail

And he ain't gonna lose

So if you wanna stick around

Don't have another drink

But go home now

It's getting late

It's later than you think