Procol Harum Lyrics

Album: Prodigal Stranger

The King of Hearts Lyrics

(G.Brooker / K.Reid / M.Noble) 

There was trouble in the air 

Just a subtle hint of danger 

And a woman dressed in black 

out lookin' for a stranger 

Well she took me to her room 

Where she offered me a wager 

She promised me the moon 

So I took a chance 

Yes I played the King of Hearts 

Put my cards out on the table 

I thought the odds were in my favour 

But she laid the Ace of Spades 

An' I wound up where I started 

The King of Hearts no more 

But the King of the Broken-hearted 

She cut the deck one more 

By the light of thirteen candles 

She said, "the winner takes it all --

Is that too much for you to handle? 

So I wandered through my playing cards 

And tried to understand her 

I was lookin' for a face 

It was right there in my hand 

Yes I played the King of Hearts 

Put my cards out on the table 

I thought the odds were in my favour 

But she laid the Ace of Spades 

An' I wound up where I started 

The King of Hearts no more 

But the King of the Broken-hearted