That game you were playing Been played on me before But the man that played it He's not here anymore Listen to me baby, have no fear The game you are playin' I'm the one who brought it here I brought it here, I brought it here I'm the ace of spades Baby, that's me Ace of hearts Could mean love and misery Ace of diamonds Somethin' everybody gonna crave I use ace of club To keep my man in place Listen to me, baby, you just can't win Places you wanna go I already been, I been there before Been there before Now there are some men Call themselves a king All they want out of life Cadillac and a diamond ring There are weaker men Call themselves a jack Like a fool they fall in love And they never, never come back From the nine to the ten You just can't win From the eight to the four Baby, just too low From the deuce to the three You can't beat me I'm the ace of spades, baby You can't beat me I'm the ace of spades You can't beat me At Antone's down in Texas My friends call me the Queen Cliff, Sue, Lou Stevie and Jimmie too But when Muddy, Otis, and Milton Came down there to play It seemed that calling me Ace Was easier to say So I'm the ace of blues Baby, that's me I'm the ace of blues You can't beat me I'm the ace of spades Can't be beat I'm the ace of spades