Mark Knopfler - Sucker Row (Remastered 2021)

Somebody's gotta crack a whip around here Who's minding the store? Shake it up, sell some beer What's your money maker for? Payday, we're packing 'em in Six Gun Annie and Buffalo Jill But who's to say they'll be back again For a refill? Honey, you know the drill Ain't no left turn down Sleepytime Street You gotta be fast, but you gotta stay loose Thinking on your feet Slick as grass through a goose We gotta rationalise The payroll is giving me chills You and me's getting organised Skill or be killed Honey, you know the drill Well, they can all look down on sucker row But they all forget The tallest trees from acorns grow A big yet I never look down on a sucker's stake They all pay the bills They never give a sucker an even break And I never will A beautiful vision keeps coming to me I see a miracle mile Flying in for free Service with a smile High rollers, fancy hotels Big time singers topping their bill You gotta have a feel for the stuff that sells Call it a skill Honey, you know the drill Somebody's gotta crack a whip around here Who's minding the store? Shake it up, sell some beer Money walking through the door Annie's arriving at a dangerous age Don't you go getting ill Get another woman up in the cage Who ain't over the hill Honey, you know the drill Somebody's gotta crack a whip around here