Jack of All Parades Lyrics

The song Jack of All Parades is performed by Elvis Costello in the album named King of America in the year 2005 .



When we first met, I didn't know what to do
My old love lines were all worn out on you
And the world walked 'round at my mouth
They lit me up and they snuffed me out

And I was everybody's boy
But soon that thrill just fades
To be the love of one true heart
Or the Jack of all parades

You won't know who to thank
You won't know who to blame
It's just a part of the murdering game
'Cause down in the fleshpots

Where they pay you in pounds
They're laughing like drains
And baying like bloodhounds
For the Jack of all parades
The Jack of all parades

Once I knew a girl that looked so much like Judy Garland
That people would stop and give her money
And everybody was Frankie, Jimmy or Bobby
Not the Jack, the Jack of all parades

Oh the Jack, the Jack of all parades
Oh the Jack, of all parades

Now the way that I feel is no longer news
You know my love and how to refuse it
'Cause you know where the door is
And how to use it, oh you know you do

But from my chequered past to this shattered terrace
Where you can't keep your mind off the 'Crimes of Paris'
And you can't keep your peace and try to forget it
And I can't forgive you for things you haven't done yet

Oh, I was anybody's boy
But soon that thrill just fades
To be the love of one true heart
Or the Jack of all parades

When we first met, I didn't know what to do
My old love lines were all worn out on you
And the world walked 'round my mouth
I didn't mean to say it, I just blurted it out

As you pretended not to notice
Or be taken aback
And I loved you there and then
It's as simple as that

Oh, I was everybody's boy
But soon that thrill just fades
To be the love of one true heart
Or the Jack of all parades

To be the love of one true heart
Or the Jack of all parades
Oh the Jack of all parades




Elvis Costello - King of America

Apr 2005

  1. Lovable
  2. Our Little Angel
  3. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
  4. Glitter Gulch
  5. Little Palaces
  6. I'll Wear It Proudly
  7. American Without Tears
  8. Eisenhower Blues
  9. Poisoned Rose
  10. Big Light
  11. Jack of All Parades
  12. Suit of Lights
  13. Having It All
  14. Suffering Face
  15. Deportee
  16. People's Limousine
  17. They'll Never Take Her Love From Me
  18. King of Confidence
  19. Shoes Without Heels
  20. End of the Rainbow
  21. Betrayal
  22. It Tears Me Up
  23. Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line
  24. Your Mind Is On Vacation
  25. Your Funeral My Trial
  26. True Love Ways


Jack of All Parades