Chalk 'n Roll

JAM

JAM

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Even though pool lends itself to sharkiness, leather jackets, carting around cased cues and other symptoms of excessive seriousness -- LOL -- its saving grace in Portland is that the late, great bluesman Paul deLay who loved the game and wrote a song, "Chalk 'n Roll," about the joys of the table.

I came across this blog from Oregon and immediately was interested in learning more about the late Paul deLay and "Chalk 'n Roll."

Source: http://blog.oregonlive.com/thebeerhere/2009/11/as_the_dark_rainy_season_desce.html [Retrieved 29 November 2009]

Here are the lyrics:

CHALK AND ROLL
(Paul deLay)
Now me and Leapin' Leo's
Down at the pool hall you know
I'm rackin' the balls
He's doin' the old chalk and roll
He says he's lucky
Me, I don't know
Funny how that money ball always
Falls in the hole
Now all these big sticks
And their stakehorses too
They're gettin' down on a ball
Or they're standin' around lookin' cool
You don't play these guys for money
Unless you're strong with a cue
'Cause all these people can play that game
Much better than you
Chorus:
Chalk and roll
Chalk and roll
There was Bad Brad, Shake and Bake
The Deadly Doctor Dave
Stutterin' Rich, Broadway Brian, old Gentleman Jay
Portland Don, Detroit John, Fatty and Fat Joe
New York Blacky, Tacoma Whitey
Billy Bob, Dollar Moe
The Rackster, Louie Louie, Mister Chico John
The Milkman, the Haymaker, Cookie Daddy Ron
A lady called Long Tall Sandy
They call me Cheap Shot Paul
But if he doesn't miss I don't believe
I'll get a shot at all
Chorus
He's bankin' one rail, two rails, three
And I'm askin' myself "How lucky
Can this little guy be?"

Here's a tribute to Paul delay on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Wl29jjwGqY

Here he is singing "Fourteen Dollars in the Bank": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EadKJXG1lTU&feature=related

There aren't too many songs written about pool, and I'd like to revive this one. If anyone knows where to find a video of him singing "Chalk 'n Roll," I'd sure love to see it.
 

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JAM said:
Even though pool lends itself to sharkiness, leather jackets, carting around cased cues and other symptoms of excessive seriousness -- LOL -- its saving grace in Portland is that the late, great bluesman Paul deLay who loved the game and wrote a song, "Chalk 'n Roll," about the joys of the table.

I came across this blog from Oregon and immediately was interested in learning more about the late Paul deLay and "Chalk 'n Roll."

Source: http://blog.oregonlive.com/thebeerhere/2009/11/as_the_dark_rainy_season_desce.html [Retrieved 29 November 2009]

Here are the lyrics:

CHALK AND ROLL
(Paul deLay)
Now me and Leapin' Leo's
Down at the pool hall you know
I'm rackin' the balls
He's doin' the old chalk and roll
He says he's lucky
Me, I don't know
Funny how that money ball always
Falls in the hole
Now all these big sticks
And their stakehorses too
They're gettin' down on a ball
Or they're standin' around lookin' cool
You don't play these guys for money
Unless you're strong with a cue
'Cause all these people can play that game
Much better than you
Chorus:
Chalk and roll
Chalk and roll
There was Bad Brad, Shake and Bake
The Deadly Doctor Dave
Stutterin' Rich, Broadway Brian, old Gentleman Jay
Portland Don, Detroit John, Fatty and Fat Joe
New York Blacky, Tacoma Whitey
Billy Bob, Dollar Moe
The Rackster, Louie Louie, Mister Chico John
The Milkman, the Haymaker, Cookie Daddy Ron
A lady called Long Tall Sandy
They call me Cheap Shot Paul
But if he doesn't miss I don't believe
I'll get a shot at all
Chorus
He's bankin' one rail, two rails, three
And I'm askin' myself "How lucky
Can this little guy be?"

Here's a tribute to Paul delay on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Wl29jjwGqY

Here he is singing "Fourteen Dollars in the Bank": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EadKJXG1lTU&feature=related

There aren't too many songs written about pool, and I'd like to revive this one. If anyone knows where to find a video of him singing "Chalk 'n Roll," I'd sure love to see it.
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Great find JAM. I saw Paul Delay play a few times before he passed and often wondered who some of the local players he named in that song were. I know a few but some were before my time.
 
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