My Family Gambles Part 12- Lyrics to “The Ballad of Gino Cappelletti (Little Mickey Sings the Blues) … Alan “Sucia” Smith singin and strummin. Ad-Roc “Devil-Hands” Falzer on lead guitar (click play above)
Uncle Gino was a bookie in Newark new-jers-ay-ey
Uncle Gino was a gambler. The ponies he liked to play
It was the late 1960’s, and he was runnin all ova’ town
One day at Pabst Blue Ribbon, on South arnge-ave-en-ay-ey
Little Mickey owed him money, said I aint got it today
Gino said I like ya Mickey, im gonna give ya one more day
That night at the Garden, Clyde the Glyde didn’t come to play
The Knicks they done got clobbered, and Little Mickey knelt down and prayed
He said oh Jesus lord save me, from Gino Cap-pel-lett-ay-ey
The next day at the brewery, Little Mickey begged and begged
He said Gino my kids are hungry and I aint even payed the rent
Gino please ill have your money, if you just give me two more days
Now Gino he just smiled, and all the men they walked away
From behind came Gino’s partner, his name was Nick Mit-ol-ay-ey
Then Gino and Nicky grabbed Mickey, and there was nothing more to say
From arms and legs they dragged him, and up the stairs they went
Below sat the kettle and it was boilin away
From his legs they hungem over the railin
And that’s when Uncle Gino said
Listen here you motherfucker I aint no goddamn sucker
Ill ask you one more time, do you got my dime,
And if the answers no in the beer your gonna go,
You wanna play you gotta pay or feel the wrath of Gino
Of Gino Cap-pellett-ay-ey
that’s all I know of little micky, at least its all I’m gonna say
the man who told the story was Al Vit-aglian-ay-ey
he used to run with Uncle Gino, and was one of the men that walked away
so next time you drink Blue Ribbon and those sudz they are a fizzin
listen really close and maybe you’ll hear the ghost of Little Mickey singin
Gino please give me three more days
