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I am better with my muscles
than I am with my mouth
I work the fair grounds in the summer
or go pick fruit down south
And when I feel them chilly winds
where the weather goes I'll follow
Pack up my travelling things
go with the swallows
And I might get Lucky now and then - you win some
I might get lucky now and then - you win some
I wake up every morning
keep an eye on what I spend
Got to think about eating
got to think about paying the rent
I always think it's funny -
it gets me every time
And what about happiness for money -
tell it to the breadline
But you might get Lucky now and then - you win some
You might get Lucky now and then - yeah, you win some
Now I'm a rambling through this meadow
happy as a man can be
Think I'll just lay me down
under this old tree
On and on we go
through this old world a shuffling
If you've got a truffle dog
you can go truffling
And you might get Lucky now and then - you win some
You might get Lucky now and then - yeah, you win some

FlatCat Apr 12, 2013 - 20:53	Treacly sweet. One play a year would be enough for me. [ Reply ]
to_the_eleven Mar 08, 2013 - 08:34	And on the way home : Artist Song Title Album Mark Knopfler You Can't Beat The House Get Lucky Dire Straits The Man's Too Strong Brothers In Arms just kidding, good luck. LPCity wrote: I'll play this next time on the drive to Vegas... [ Reply ]
LPCity Jan 04, 2013 - 16:33	I'll play this next time on the drive to Vegas... [ Reply ]
socalhol Jan 04, 2013 - 16:32	lkovathana wrote: If you've got a trufflin' dog, you can go 'a trufflin' Hahaha! That's my favorite line in this song — in fact I have a hard time remembering the real title. Always just call it "the truffle dog song". [ Reply ]
jktravl Dec 08, 2012 - 08:23	Lovely tune. Knopler plays and writes from the heart [ Reply ]
stunix Nov 06, 2012 - 23:09	Mark used to play a strat thru a soldano amp getting such a hair raising sound, you know the one, "Money for nothing", etc. shame he doesnt play like that anymore, its just all Ralph McTell middle of the road stuff nowadays. Nothing good since Local Hero and Neck and Neck. [ Reply ]
craigh Nov 06, 2012 - 23:06	Thank you Mark [ Reply ]
Nuance Oct 02, 2012 - 13:46	lkovathana wrote: If you've got a trufflin' dog, you can go 'a trufflin' Lazy line methinks. [ Reply ]
ottovonb Aug 09, 2012 - 10:51	You know, watching the Grammy's over the past few years it's occurred to me that actually knowing how to play a musical instrument or even sing well is not necessarily a prerequisite for fame and fortune in the "music" business - alas. On the other hand, at the other end of the talent and skill spectrum is Mark Knopfler. [ Reply ]
lkovathana Jul 09, 2012 - 00:24	If you've got a trufflin' dog, you can go 'a trufflin' [ Reply ]
Stingray Jun 02, 2012 - 06:36	lovely album [ Reply ]
jmkate May 17, 2012 - 16:59	This is beautiful, and the wine isn't a bad idea either... [ Reply ]
akiml May 01, 2012 - 12:54	Anybody out there thinks that Mark Knopfler has been listening to Greg Brown? [ Reply ]
dwlangham May 01, 2012 - 12:53	Every time I hear this song, my spirits rise ever so slightly. Time to give this a 6. [ Reply ]
Euskadita Apr 04, 2012 - 20:21	Mark, please don't get stuck in country music... [ Reply ]
TerryS Mar 30, 2012 - 19:45	I wants me a truffle dog. Met a truffle pig once, but that doesn't really count. [ Reply ]
V12Silly Mar 30, 2012 - 19:42	Jodo901 wrote: Someone wake me up after the song is over. you deserve to sleep [ Reply ]
Jodo901 Feb 28, 2012 - 03:38	Someone wake me up after the song is over. [ Reply ]
oldsaxon Feb 01, 2012 - 11:37	AndyJ wrote: Listening to him ruminate about life, age, people he sees and some he knows is always interesting... Shared experiences and memories bind us all... Beats always hearing songs about love... Nice to hear this...Thanks I was just thinking this. It's a really nice song with no angst, just a nice story. I miss the likes of Harry Chapin who could really tell stories. It's nice that there are some artists out there still telling stories. [ Reply ]
northern_girl Feb 01, 2012 - 11:36	I love this song. There are a handful of songs by Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits that are absolutely beautiful - and the rest are just OK. That said, I could listen to the guy play his guitar all day. [ Reply ]