Billy Hit the Ten Ball

Shot him dead with a long fingered spider-walk
standing on the tables laughing his head off
shouting Billy take the ten ball
When you’ve got five minutes to win
against the Irish twins
and ten pounds on a game of chance
and you’re loose and running on four star
Billy hit the ten ball man
It’s like counting on someone showing up or wading through swamp-mud
when he yells and stands on a chair
«any you bums got the guts to take the ten ball yeah»
yeah
With a sack full of gin and Billy saying 'come on in'
hit the ten ball
we’re like hunchbacks running down the road
hissing like snakes on a cattle grill
hit the ten ball Billy
we ran and ran out of breath
stood on the corner of Portobello and West
flipped a coin in the Soho rain
woke up in jail and rattle those chains yeah
hit the ten ball
you hit the ten ball Billy
hit the ten ball
Hey gimme a shot of Seven Dwarfs
double on domino
and you’re making a bet
take a pull on that bottle
and you’re covered in sweat
hit the ten ball baby
you hit the ten ball babe yeah