danny was an old time bourbon street barker who wanted the same as charlie parker and always cued up a ball thinking he was one rack away but even when you run the table the check still seems small when it s your last payday the shallow pocket changer who always took advantage of strangers tried to make a five grand grab with a split second getaway but he forgot that a bag of money ain t worth much on a slab when it s your last payday that line about luck just can t be bought you re always lucky til you get caught trouble will find you no need to look and luck won t help when they close the book i know a lot of young fellas in here especially those on the highest tier still want to believe that santa comes in a sleigh they re right about the long white beard but wrong about christmas eve what s christmas when it s your last payday