Madam and the Number Runner
Number runner
Come to my door
I had swore
I wouldn’t play no more
He said, Madam
6-0-2
Looks like a likely
Hit for you
I said, Last night
I dreamed 7-0-3
He said, That might
Be a hit for me
He played a dime
I played, too
Then we boxed ’em
Wouldn’t you?
But the number that day
Was 3-2-6–
And we both was in
The same old fix
I said, I swear I
Ain’t gonna play no more
Till I get over
To the other shore–
Then I can play
On them golden streets
Where the number not only
Comes out–but repеats!
The runner said, Madam
That’s all very wеll–
But suppose
You goes to hell?
Come to my door
I had swore
I wouldn’t play no more
He said, Madam
6-0-2
Looks like a likely
Hit for you
I said, Last night
I dreamed 7-0-3
He said, That might
Be a hit for me
He played a dime
I played, too
Then we boxed ’em
Wouldn’t you?
But the number that day
Was 3-2-6–
And we both was in
The same old fix
I said, I swear I
Ain’t gonna play no more
Till I get over
To the other shore–
Then I can play
On them golden streets
Where the number not only
Comes out–but repеats!
The runner said, Madam
That’s all very wеll–
But suppose
You goes to hell?