W*S*O*P
Original song: "W*O*L*D" 
by Harry Chapin
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The WSOP is the World Series of Poker. "Flop" and "river" are terms used in Texas Holdem poker. "Trips" is a poker term for three of a kind. The professional players mentioned are: Phil Ivey, Chris Ferguson, Dave "Devilfish" Ulliot, Doyle Brunson, Sam Farha, Freddy Deeb, and Howard Lederer.
Logging into the game
Trying my luck in another cheap online tournament
Hoping that I can play my way into the pinnacle event
Remember how I joined in every poker game
And I said "That's the place for me"
And how I lost my job when I overslept from playing until three
I had two jacks and got another on the flop
So I pushed forward all my chips
But a heart came on the river card
And a lucky flush beat my trips
I wish that I was playing the WSOP
Watching as the cards are dealt to Phil and Chris and me
Wink at the audience that's watching on TV
Looking for another king, getting dealt a three
The thinking I do when I play a hand - it makes opponents sweat
They don't know if I am bluffing when I make a bet
So I wonder why I have never hit the big time and made it into the jet set
And I keep on winning local games and some on the Internet
But not the big one yet
I wish that I was playing the WSOP
Watching as the cards are dealt to Devilfish and me
I calculate the odds like I'm a PhD
Devastated when his hand gets the victory
I'm making extra money as a Wal*Mart greeter
Earning the tournament fee
And I'm always thinking 'bout my betting patterns
And working on my strategy
And there's a pot on the table right now,
Just waiting for a guy like me
And a television show that's gonna pay
Dough I'm gonna spend like it was free
Sometimes I get this crazy dream
That I've won a fancy new car
And that I've travelled all around the world - a poker superstar
Getting my clothes straight from Armani,
I smoke Padron cigars
Everyone would point and say "hey, there goes the seven-card czar"
OK, reality
I know they're better than me
Even with a run of luck
The odds are against me, I'm just a poker schmuck
WSOP, WSOP, WSOP, WSOP
I wish that I was playing the WSOP
Watching as the cards are dealt to Doyle, Sam, and Deeb
I laugh at Howard's bluff, and raise a million three
Everybody's got a chance, even schmucks like me
I wish that I was playing the WSOP