He came with the name Cincinnati   A kid with no ace in the hole   On a hot poker pot, Cincinnati   Had staked his heart and soul      He played night and day like a demon   And prayed for that one lucky day   When the lush royal flush of his dreaming   Is just a game away      Beyond all the green felt shadows   His own queen of hearts will wait   But till he's king of the green felt shadows   She'll wait and wait and wait      For sure as the cards will be falling   And chips in the pot, he'll remain   For the book 'Lady Luck' will be calling   Whoah, the Cincinnati kid, I mean the Cincinnati kid      Whoah, the Cincinnati kid, whoah, the Cincinnati kid   I'm talking about the Cincinnati kid   Everybody knows the Cincinnati kid   Have you heard about the, the Cincinnati kid?