[Verse 1] I am a roving gambler, I gambled all around Whenever I meet with a deck of cards Lay my money down Lay my money down Lay my money down [Verse 2] I had not been in Washington many more weeks than three I met up with a pretty little girl She fell in love with me She fell in love with me Fell in love with me [Verse 3] She took me in her parlor, she cooled me with her fan She whispered low in her mothers ears I love that gambling man Love that gambling man Love that gambling man [Verse 4] Oh daughter, oh dear daughter, how can you treat me so? Leave your dear old mother And with that gambler go With that gambler go With that gambler go [Verse 5] My mother, oh dear mother, you cannot understand If you ever see me coming back Ill be with the gambling man With that gambling man With that gambling man [Verse 5] I left her here in El Paso and I wound up in Maine I met up with the gambling man Got in a poker game Got in a poker game Got in a poker game [Verse 6] We put our money in the pot and dealt the cards around I saw him deal from the bottom of the deck Shot that gambler down Shot that gambler down Shot that gambler down [Verse 7] Well, now Im in the jailhouse, got a number for my name Warden said as he locked the door You gambled your last game Gambled your last game Gambled your last game [Outro] I am a roving gambler, I gambled all around Whenever I meet with a deck of cards I lay my money down Lay my money down Lay my money down
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