[Verse 1]
Top hat tilted
Red cufflinks, gold ring
They part like velvet curtains
When he steps in
Chips like crooked halos
Spilling from his sleeve
Every dealer knows his story
No one quite believes
[Chorus]
He’s the king of the losing streak (all in, all gone)
Crowning every busted hand, grinning at the heat
He’s the king of the losing streak (deal me defeat)
Greatest never-winner this room has ever seen
Long live the king
Of the losing streak
[Verse 2]
Last week he pawned his watch
For one more spin
Blew a kiss to the pit boss
“Watch me never win” (hey!)
Roulette wheel laughing
Like an inside joke
He raises to the rafters
On a borrowed smoke
[Chorus]
He’s the king of the losing streak (all in, all gone)
Crowning every busted hand, grinning at the heat
He’s the king of the losing streak (deal me defeat)
Greatest never-winner this room has ever seen
Long live the king
Of the losing streak
[Bridge]
He says, “I don’t chase luck
Luck chases me away”
Yet he loves that table touch
More than any payday
[Horns hit, band drops to bass and snaps]
“Place your bets, my faithful ghosts
Lose with me again”
He toasts the house, he toasts the odds
Then folds…and smiles at them
[Chorus]
He’s the king of the losing streak (all in, all gone)
Crowning every busted hand, laughing at the heat
He’s the king of the losing streak (deal me defeat)
Greatest never-winner this room has ever seen
Long live the king
Yeah, long live the king
Of the losing streak