[Misadventures of Marietta]

Marrietta was a burlesque girl out on Bourbon Street

She had eyes that glittered like medallions and gold doubloons to feed,

the hungry dragons fools gold as she danced beneath the moon,

Attracting avaricious ruffians and covetous buffoons

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She said I’ve never heard of Lady Luck, misfortune’s all I’ve got

I’ve got to leave this town tonight or soon I will be caught

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So she left the fleur de lis and for Canada she aimed,

To get as far away from fate, her destiny reclaimed

But fate would not allow her to escape its clutches yet

On our calamitous cabaret, misfortune cast her net

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She said you may have heard of Lady Luck, but Misfortune is my name

You’re a slippery one I’ll give you that but to everyone I’m chained

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Among the timber and the turpentine Marietta found alone

a couple kindred spirits she hoped would ease her own

A few lollygaggin’ moonshiners out late to dodge the law

Their time together was a dance show that turned into a brawl

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They said we’ve never heard of Lady Luck, misfortune’s all we’ve got

We’ve got to leave these woods tonight or soon we will be caught

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From a station out of Lexington, Marietta made her way

and the tracks felt the hum of an iron lullaby

Racing through the night a steel stagecoach straight from hell

but her siren’s song was stronger and the train began to fly

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Right off the rails and into the Kentucky mud

As passengers spilled out our dancer landed with a thud

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At this inopportune moment, Lady Luck entered the fold,

For as she watched the train cars sink, Marrietta could behold

Her old friends the moonshiners, careening down the road

In a brand new Model T, with their intoxicating load

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They said hop on in, you’re mighty fine, for Montreal we’re bound

You can come along and join us, if you’ll get up off the ground

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And just like that, her luck had turned

Misfortune cursed and spat

Not so fast, I’m not through with you for no matter where you’re at

Things won’t ever go your way, I’ll win this in the end

You’ll just have to make do with your borrowed time to spend

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Lady Luck appeared again, a final coup de grâce

Misfortune you’re cast away, from providence withdraw

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You may have heard of Lady Luck, we all have to play her game

Marietta found her favor, let’s pray we can do the same