My thanks go out to An'leree for her wonderful opening contribution, that arpegio and the harmony riffs gave a pretty banal chord structure some much needed pizazz.
Jasmine came in next and hit the ball out of the park with what I believe is her best work to date and that exiting vocal is just full of raw emotion so there's not just a big voice under the hood.
Many thanks to Mark Farmer for his patience and good humour, I really love that outro harmony you constructed, it just gives so much lift before the envitable slide downward.
Lyrics
Verse 1
WALKING THROUGH THE CASINO
IN A LITTLE TOWN CALLED RENO
EVERYONE IS WATCHING
AS SHE GLIDES ACROSS THE FLOOR
SPIKE HEELS, THOSE LONG NAILS
FIRE IN HER EYES, IT COMES AS NO SURPRISE
THAT THEY CALL HER
THE BARRACUDA
Verse 2
AS SHE TAKES HER SEAT
EVERYBODY STARES
CAUSE SHE'S CAUGHT THEM UNAWARES
BUT SHE CARES NOT,
CAUSE SHE KNOWS SHE'S HOT
IN HER FANCY CLOTHES NO ONE COMPARES
IN SUNGLASSES OR DIAMONDS
OR PJS, SHE BAD
Chorus 1
SHE CHEWS THEM UP, THEN SPITS THEM OUT
SHE PLAYS THE GAME, NEVER IN DOUBT
BARRACUDA, YOU'LL HAVE TO SHOOT HER
HER CARDS IN HAND, SHE TAKES A STAND
SHE CALLS ALL IN
SHE HAS TO WIN
Verse 3
NOW THE CLOCK IS TICKIN
AND THE CHIPS ARE CLICKIN
AS SHE LOOKS AT HER CARDS, NOT A TELL
WILL SHE CALL THEM OR RAISE
GO ALL IN OR FOLD
SHE'S A MASTER BLUFF
NEVER PLAYS THE SAME
Chorus 2
SHE'S THE DARLIN OF POKER
SHE'LL MAKE YOU HER JOKER
TAKE YOU TO BED OR BITE OFF YOUR HEAD
SO THINK BEFORE YOU SHOOT HER
GOTTA LOVE BARRACUDA.
Outro
WHEN THE CHIPS FALL DOWN
I JUST LEAVE TOWN
I'M JUST A MEMORY
NO ACES UP MY SLEEVE
ROLLING ON LIKE A TUMBLEWEED
I BET YOU LOVED ME
UNTIL YOU SEE
I'M A BARRACUDA
AND YOU CAN'T OWN ME.
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