Rounder’s Spirit

By:Brandon Rickman · Source Recording: The Lonesome River Band (2002)Song details

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As a boy, I'd sneak to town to see the rounders
And I watched as they lay their money down
Fascination filled my head by the hand this gambler read
Well it's all in their eyes, it's plain to see, he said to me

Well the way of a rounder's life overtook me
With desire that burned like fire within my soul
So I set to leave my home my mother cried from deep down low
It's a devil's game you long to play, nothin' comes free
She said to me

In the town I searched and found the nearest barroom
And I prayed as they dealt those cards around
For one hand if I could win I'd have enough just to play again
This last request is all I ask, dear Lord, help me
I pray to thee

Those years are gone, for now I've grown and I'm much older
Settled down with a wife to raise a family
She can see it in my eyes, the rounder's spirit never dies
I'll leave tonight when she sleeps tight so tenderly

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By:Brandon Rickman · Source Recording:The Lonesome River Band (2002)

Song Details

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Genres
Contemporary Bluegrass
Themes
Gambling
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Source Recording

Key B Time Boom-Chuck Tempo 105 BPM Length 2:58
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