Double deal double cross
philip lacey 1956 (United Kingdom)
You must have heard another story
The man’s hell-bent bound for glory
Nothing’s going to get in his way
Unsociable hours but the moneys ok
Packs a pistol in his pocket
His hand on the hammer ready to cock it
His late-night rendezvous
Conducting his business collecting the dues
Making offers you can’t refuse
Double deal double cross
Making offers you can’t refuse
Be sure you can meet the costs
Wednesday evening approaching midnight
Dockyards lit by the moonlight
Someone’s hands had squeezed the trigger
But who fired the shots? No one could figure
The unused pistol remained in his pocket
A bullet was fired no time to stop it
His body hit the grit and the gravel
Just another case for the cops to unravel
Making offers you can’t refuse
Double deal double cross
Making offers you can’t refuse
Be sure you can meet the costs
Bags are packed tickets and passport
Flight is booked she leaves for the airport
Work is finished the contract complete
Another destination somewhere she can retreat
Looking back on the risks she had taken
Walks in fear feeling tense and shaken
Her victim distracted in between the sheets
But this was strictly business, dealing in deceit
Making offers you can’t refuse
Double deal double cross
Making offers you can’t refuse
Be sure you can meet the costs
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Submitted by musopa on May 09, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | aabbcdxe EFEG hhiicdjj EFEG kkllmmxl EFEG |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,269 |
Words | 224 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 4, 8, 4, 8, 4 |
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