Jack of Diamonds

I walked to school on Monday and when I stepped in the door
 the other girls were gathered in a circle on the floor
 Their slates and books were resting, dejected upon their desks
 Their skirts bloomed out around them like the late spring tulips
 Their skirts bloomed out around them like the late spring tulips
 Henrietta glanced up and called to come and see
 Peering round the ponytails all was revealed to me
 A shinny deck of playing cards strewn upon the ground
 Hastily we snatched them up as the bell began to sound
 Hastily we snatched them up as the bell began to sound
 When the lessons ended we lingered in the street
 Counted up and made sure that the whole deck was complete
 Then Henrietta handed the entire lot to me
 She said, Annabelle, tonight, keeper of the cards you'll be
 She said, Annabelle, tonight, will you keep them safe for me
 When I got home I snuck into my room and shut the door
 I knew I should be stealthy, still I spread them on the floor
 Red and black and yellow, green, blue, purple, and white
 The faces of the kings and queens brought colorfully to life
 The hard faces of royalty brought colorfully to life
 I didn't hear my mother until it was too late
 Like a storm out of the southwest, she blew in and she raged
 Before I knew what hit me all the cards were in her hands
 She was screaming at the Devil as to the kitchen fire she ran
 She was screaming at the Devil as to the kitchen fire she ran
 Hot on her heels in horror, I knelt before the flames
 Where the beauty of each number was burned into my brain
 With my hands deep in my pockets, my teary eyes cast down
 My mother learned me all the places Satan can be found
 My mother learned me all the places Satan can be found
 She said, Though it may seem harmless, a game of cards can lead
 To greed and lust and whiskey, even infidelity
 She made me swear to never hold the Devil's deck again
 But I've still got the Jack of Diamonds underneath my bed
 Yeah, I've still got the Jack of Diamonds underneath my bed
 I've still got the Jack of Diamonds underneath my bed
 I've still got the Jack of Diamonds underneath my bed
 I've still got the Jack of Diamonds underneath my bed