The House Always Wins (A Cappella)

Welcome to the Lucky 38, glad you could make the trip The crowning jewel in the oasis of the Vegas Strip I'm Robert Edwin House, the founder of this place of rest A haven for the wayward, that's to say, if you can pay the rent Understand that if you try to stop my plans you'll come to harm I ensure that every bandit standing here has just one arm I eschewed the grandeur, built a land for all that's free from smarm But, show your hand, I'll flush you out straight down to the farm You blunder in and wonder if A bunch of chips can run the Strip? A hundred twits with guns and clips Have tried their luck and lost the bet I funded it — I'm one with it So watch your lip or run the risk 'Cause if you're here to plunder it You might just end up under it You can hit them. You can fold them Stack the deck and weigh the dice All that glitters isn't golden Cash that cheque, you'll pay the price Might be safer in the desert Only dust to judge your sins But those who wager aren't so clever 'Cause in heaven Well, the house always wins (Place your bets, but the house always wins) House always wins (Place your bets, but the house always wins) House always wins (Place your bets, but the house always wins) House always wins (Place your bets, but the) (Place your bets, but the) You want to see the profits of democracy? Then go and see 'em! Across the street, a bunch of freaks are playing colosseum Honestly? Was the world you wanted what you got to see? When you were dropping crosses into boxes behind polling screens? Was dropping bombs your chosen option? Did you vote for screams? Was the apocalypse your politician's policy? Did you put stock in their prepostering and prophesy? A shining future built on squabble-free equality? That every day you'd get your plate of steak and collard greens? That the human race was capable of anything but wanton greed? But now that world is gone and what lived on belongs to me That freedom you so wanted's now the cost of living comfortably Peace is just a product with a focus test of billions And the test was unsuccessful, so we altered its description "Your safety now provided by the guys at RobCo Services!" For one ongoing price or your unwavering subservience Impressed? I raised the stakes, returned this land to vibrance Witness as I raise estates from mud and random violence Business is the way to stay the bloody hand or tyrants Convinced yet? Sail and ask my buddy, Andrew Ryan A grip of iron never tires Head of ire, lead and wires Neon veins in ancient spires Pump the caps and I respire The economy is ash, I didn't light the fire But I can always turn a profit sweeping up the pyre You can hit them. You can fold them Stack the deck and weigh the dice All that glitters isn't golden Cash that cheque, you'll pay the price Might be safer in the desert Only dust to judge your sins But those who wager aren't so clever 'Cause in heaven Well, the house always wins (Place your bets, but the house always wins) House always wins (Place your bets, but the house always wins) House always wins (Place your bets, but the house always wins) House always wins (Place your bets, but the) (Place your bets, but the) I saw the path, I pre-empted those ascending arms My gilded heart beats forever on to mend the scars I built an arc out of empty spas and trendy bars Mended the families, befriended with the NCR I raised the wasteland from a band of little fight clubs I handle situations delicately, White Gloves I'm the Chairman of the Board taxing on your survival Out to murder competition, then sit back and hike the price up Oh, no — a society trapped in a snow globe? No surprises, the Rapture's a no-show Undeniably tragic, there's no hope The Mojave is savage, it's no home Until I came to manage the whole show Took the glitz and the glamour and show boats Built a bastion for man for my 'folio And officially branded it RobCo With just a pair of dice, I came and tamed these earthly wastes I built a paradise, you might as well desert your faith Long ago, when we aimed Armageddon at those pearly gates I used that molten gold to rebuild heaven at the 38 You can hit them, You can fold them Stack the deck and weigh the dice All that glitters isn't golden Cash that cheque, you'll pay the price Might be safer in the desert Only dust to judge your sins But those who wager aren't so clever 'Cause in heaven Well, the house always wins (Place your bets, but the house always wins) House always wins (Place your bets, but the house always wins) House always wins (Place your bets, but the house always wins) House always wins (Place your bets, but the) Always wins (Place your bets, but the) Always wins House always wins ("38. Red. House wins.")