When we first met, I didn't know what to doMy old love lines were all worn out on youAnd the world walked round my mouthThey lit me up and they snuck me outAnd I, cause everybody's boughtBut soon that thrill just fadesTo be the lover, one true heartAre the jacks, are the paradesYou won't know who to thankYou won't know who to blameIt's just a part of the murdering gameCause down in the fleshpotsWhere they pay you in poundsThey're laughing like trainsAnd baying like bloodhoundsFor the jack of all paradesFor the jack of all paradesOnce I knew a girlWho looked so much like Kitty CollinsBut people would stopTo give her moneyAnd everybody's playingCheer me up, I'm not the jackI'm not the jack of all paradesI'm not the jack of all paradesI'm not the jackI'm not the jackI'm not the jackI'm not the jackI'm not the jack of all paradesI'm not the jack of all paradesWell the way that I feelIs no longer in useYou know my loveAnd how to refuse itCause you know where the door isAnd how to use itOh, you know you doFrom my jacket pastTo this shattered terraceAnd you can't keep your mind upTo crime in ParisAnd you can't keep your peaceAnd try to forget itAnd I can't forgive youFor things you haven't done yetIWas anybody's boyBut sureThat thrill just fadesAnd I can't forgive youTo be the loverOnce you areI'm the jack of all paradesWhen we first metI didn't know what to doMy old love linesWere all worn out on youAnd the worldWorn round my mouthI didn't mean to say itI just blurted outWhen you pretended not to noticeOr be taken abackAnd I loved you there and thenSo simple as thatOh, IWas everybody's boyBut sureThat thrill just fadesTo be the loverOnce you areI'm the jack of all paradesOh, you know you can't keep your mind upTo be the loverOnce you areI'm the jack of all paradesOh, the jack of all paradesOh, you know you can't keep your mind upTo be the loverI'm the jack of all paradesThe summer windI'm the jack of all paradesI'm the jack of all paradesI'm the jack of all paradesTo be in my armsI'm the jack of all paradesI'm the jack of all paradesOh, I just*
