Court of Miracles

The district got its name from the beggars who calculated on the compassion of the brave citizens: if you were lame or blind, you could make more money. But within the walls of this 'world in the world', all those lame men and women were suddenly walking again, and all the blind could see!

Be welcome, Sir, and sit down

in the Court of Miracles,

where the lame are walking and the blind can see

and nothing is what it seems.

Where chopped off chicken heads keep on cackling,

you can dance with me a fine duel

before we are all going

to hell.

Law is crooked, so come on: get hooked,

the wine is red

as your blood and we are all drinking to life

or death.

So please, Sir, come and play

with the Queen of Spades,

she'll plant a dagger between your shoulder blades

and we'll divide all of your money honestly,

so please come and play with me!