Well, I once was a gambler
Yeah, but I bet my money wrong
Yes, I once was a gambler
Well, but I bet my money wrong
Yes, I lost all my money
All I had was gold
Yeah, you lose your doggone money
Well, stand around with your head hung down
Yeah, you lose your doggone money
Well, stand around with your head on down
Yeah, you wake up in the morning
Well, your face all full of frown
Yes, I'm through with gamblin'
Yes, some other jackstop can have my room
Yes, I'm through with gamblin'
Well, some other hustler can have my room
Yeah, drinkin' may kill me, yeah
Well, but gamblin' sure won't be my duty, yeah