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Carter hill
was a gambling man
spent his whole life
trying not to fall well,
he left home at the age of ten
pockets filled with coins and
half a loaf of bread

Carter learned to gamble
from a man under the railroad bridge
and soon he was cleaning out every hall
with a quick wrist and counting cards

You better run like the dog that you are
they’re catching up don’t look back you won’t get far

Carter when you gonna learn
this town ain’t a penny arcade
and Carter when you gonna learn
gonna catch you soon
gonna catch you soon

and Carter died
with a deck of cards
to his name
and Carter learned
the hard way
what you get when you cheat
everyone you meet

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from The Ladder, The Ghost, and The Water, released June 4, 2015

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The Band of Rivals Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Five musicians from seemingly unrelated genres of expertise come together to make The Band of Rivals. Since 2012 the quintet has succeeded in blending the rich traditions of American Folk music with more contemporary forms of jazz, rock, and blues. Lyrically their songs tell tales of loss, redemption and are also deeply historical and influenced by classic literature. ... more

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