Gamblin' Man

I am a roving gambler
I've gambled all around
Wherever I meet with a deck of cards
I lay my money down
Lay my money down
Lay my money down

I had not been in Washington
Many more weeks than three
When I fell in love with a pretty little girl
She fell in love with me
Fell in love with me
Fell in love with me

She took me in her parlor
She cooled me with her fan
And whispered low in her mother's ear
"I love this gambling man"
Love this gambling man
Love this gambling man

Daughter, oh dear daughter
Why do you grieve me so?
To leave your dear old mother
And with this gambler go
With this gambler go
With this gambler go

Mother, oh dear mother
You know I love you well
But the love I have for the gambling man
No human tongue can tell
No human tongue can tell
No human tongue can tell

I've gambled up in Washington
Gambled down in Spain
Now I'm going back to Georgia
To gamble my last game
Gamble my last game
Gamble my last game