Roving Gambler
I am a roving gambler I gambled all aroundWhenever I meet with a deck of cardsI lay my money downLay my money down, lay my money down
I had not been in Washington many more weeks than threeI met up with a pretty little girlShe fell in love with meFell in love with me, fell in love with me
She took me in her parlour, she cooled me with her fanShe whispered low in her mother's earI love that gambling manLove that gambling man, love that gambling man
Oh daughter oh dear daughter how can you treat me so?Leave your dear old motherAnd with a gambler goWith a gambler go, with a gambler go
My mother oh dear mother you can not understandIf you ever see me a coming backI'll be with a gambling manWith a gambling man, with a gambling man
I left her here in El Paso and I wound up in MaineI met up with a gambling manGot in a poker gameGot in a poker game, got in a poker game
We put our money in the pot and dealt the cards aroundI saw him deal from the bottom of the deckAnd I shot that gambler downShot the gambler down, shot the gambler down
Well, now I'm in the jailhouse got a number for my nameThe Warden said as he locked the doorYou've gambled your last gameGambled your last game, gambled your last game
I am a roving gambler I gambled all aroundWhenever I meet with a deck of cardsI lay my money downLay my money down, lay my money down