written by Lucinda Williams      Lucinda Williams lead vocals and acoustic guitar   Mickey White acoustic rhythm and lead guitars, harmony vocals   Rex Bell electric bass and harmony vocals   Andre Matthews electric rhythm, lead and slide guitars   Ira Wilkes drums   Mickey Moody pedal steel guitar   Malcolm Smith fiddle and viola         Can you relieve me, baby   Take your heart from your sleeve   And put it on the line,   Put it right here beside mine.   I can't seem to read you most of the time   Don't you know that I need you   Will you ever be mine   Love is a gamble,    I knew it from the start   Whoever's holding the cards, please deal me the King of Hearts   Please deal me the King of Hearts.      SOLO      If you came to my door   And you asked me for more I'd lay down beside you.   I'd never deny you.   And if I had lots of silver I'd give some to you   And if I had lots of gold I'd make a rich man of you.    Everytime I see you,    I want to fall in love again   I would like to free you, but you won't even let me in   You won't even let me in.   Can you relieve me, baby   Take your heart from your sleeve,   And put it on the line   Put it right here beside mine.   I can't seem to read you   Most of the time   Don't you know that I need you    Will you ever be mine Love is a gamble,   I knew it from the start.   Whoever's holding the cards, please deal me the King of Hearts,   Please deal me the King of Hearts         Lucinda Williams "Happy Woman Blues"   Folkways Records FTS 31067 1980