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Version: The Country Gentlemen (1960) Lou Reid, Terry Baucom and Carolina (1993)

Roving Gambler

Source Recording: Lou Reid, Terry Baucom and Carolina (1993)

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Song Details

Alternate Titles
The Roving Gambler, Gamblin' Man
Songwriter
Traditional
First Release
Kelly Harrell (1925)
Song history
Genres
Country
Themes
Gambling
Popularity
Common

Source Recording

Artist
Lou Reid, Terry Baucom and Carolina
Album
Carolina Blue (1993)
Key B Time Boom-Chuck Tempo 129 BPM Length 2:49 ISRC USWHN1100335
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Roving Gambler

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I am a rovin’ gambler gambled all around whenever I meet with a deck of cards
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I lay my money down lay my money down lay my money down

I had not been in Frisco many more weeks than three I met up with a pretty little girl
And she fell in love with me fell in love with me fell in love with me

She took me in her parlor cooled me with her fan whispered low in her mother’s ear
Love this gamblin’ man love this gamblin’ man love this gamblin’ man

Oh daughter oh dear daughter how can you treat me so leave your dear old mother girl
And with the gambler go with the gambler go with the gambler go

Oh mother oh dear mother I’ll tell you if I can if you ever see me coming back
I’ll be with the gamblin’ man with the gamblin’ man with the gamblin’ man

I left her in Frisco and I wound up in Spain I met up with a gambling man
And we got in a poker game got in a poker game got in a poker game

He put the money in the pot and dealt the cards around caught him dealin’ from the bottom of the deck
So I shot the gambler down shot the gambler down shot the gambler down

Well Now I’m in this prison got a number for my name warden said as he slammed the door
You’ve gambled your last game gambled your last game gambled your last game

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