Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Band
Performer
Van Morrison
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Van Morrison
Composer
Robbie Robertson
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
The Band
Producer
Mark Harman
Engineer
Ron McMaster
Mastering Engineer
Andrew Sandoval
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
The management said they were sorry
For the inconvenience you are suffering
And Mr. Booking Agent, please have mercy
Don't book the jobs so far apart
We went up to Griffith Park
With a fifth of Johnnie Walker Red
And smashed it on a rock, and wept
While the old couple looked on into the dark
[Chorus]
Oh, Richard, tell me if it's poker
Oh, Richard, tell me, who has got the joker? Is it poker?
[Verse 2]
Deuces wild, like an only child
I'll see what you got, how much is in the pot?
You pay the tips, I'll collect the chips
It's a full house tonight, everybody in town is a loser
Yeah, you bet
[Verse 3]
Dealer's been dealing me bad hands
From the bottom of the deck, without the slightest blush
And I don't know whether to call or check
But right now I feel like I got a royal flush
And my lady didn't show from 'Frisco
But we had to go on with the show
Everybody got stoned, it was a gas, it was a smash
Everybody got wrecked, checked, oh-oh, oh-oh
[Chorus]
Oh, Belfast cowboy, lay your cards on the grade
Oh, Belfast cowboy, can you call a spade a spade?
[Chorus]
Oh, Richard, tell me, tell me, tell me is this game a-poker?
I can't understand who the fool is that holds this joker
Is it poker?
[Chorus]
Oh, Belfast cowboy, lay your cards down on the table
Oh, Belfast cowboy, do you think you're able?
Written by: Robbie Robertson, Van Morrison

