Mystery Slang - Billy Hit The Ten Ball lyrics

Shot him dead with a long fingered spider-walk Standing on the tables laughing his head off Shouting Billy take the ten ball When you've got five minutes to win Against the Irish twins And ten pounds on a game of chance And you're loose and running on four star Billy hit the ten ball man It's like counting on someone showing up Or wading through swamp-mud When he yells and stands on a chair "any you bums got the guts to take the ten ball yeah" Yeah With a sack full of gin and Billy saying 'come on in' Hit the ten ball We're like hunchbacks running down the road Hissing like snakes on a cattle grill Hit the ten ball Billy We ran and ran out of breath Stood on the corner of Portobello and West Flipped a coin in the Soho rain Woke up in jail and rattle those chains yeah Hit the ten ball You hit the ten ball Billy Hit the ten ball Hey gimme a shot of Seven Dwarfs Double on domino And you're making a bet Take a pull on that bottle And you're covered in sweat Hit the ten ball baby You hit the ten ball babe yeah