The Roving Gambler
I am a roving gambler, I've gambled all around,
Wherever I meet with a deck of cards I lie my money down.
2
I've gambled down in Washington and I've gambled over in Spain;
I am on my way to Georgia to knock down my last game.
3
I had not been in Washington many more weeks than three,
Till I fell in love with a pretty little girl and she fell in love with me.
4
She took me in her parlor, she cooled me with her fan,
She whispered low in her mother's ears, " I love this gambling man! "
5
" O daughter, O dear daughter, how could you treat me so,
To leave your dear old mother and with a gambler go? "
6
O mother, O dear mother, I'll tell you if I can;
If you ever see me coming back again I'll be with the gambling man. "
7
" O mother, O dear mother, you know I love you well,
But the love I hold for this gambling man no human tongue can tell.
8
I wouldn't marry a farmer, for he's always in the rain;
The man I want is a gambling man who wears the big gold chain.
9
I wouldn't marry a doctor, he is always gone from home;
All I want is the gambling man, for he won't leave me alone.
10
I wouldn't marry a railroad man, and this is the reason why;
I have never seen a railroad man that wouldn't tell his wife a lie.
11
I hear the train a-coming, she's coming around the curve,
Whistling and a-blowing and straining every nerve.
12
O mother, O dear mother, I'll tell you if I can;
If you ever see me coming back again I'll be with the gambling man. "
1
I am a roving gambler, I've gambled all around,
Wherever I meet with a deck of cards I lie my money down.
2
I've gambled down in Washington and I've gambled over in Spain;
I am on my way to Georgia to knock down my last game.
3
I had not been in Washington many more weeks than three,
Till I fell in love with a pretty little girl and she fell in love with me.
4
She took me in her parlor, she cooled me with her fan,
She whispered low in her mother's ears, " I love this gambling man! "
5
" O daughter, O dear daughter, how could you treat me so,
To leave your dear old mother and with a gambler go? "
6
" O mother, O dear mother, you know I love you well,
But the love I hold for this gambling man no human tongue can tell.
7
" I wouldn't marry a farmer, for he's always in the rain;
The man I want is the gambling man who wears the big gold chain.
8
" I wouldn't marry a doctor, he is always gone from home:
All I want is the gambling man, for he won't leave me alone.
9
" I wouldn't marry a railroad man, and this is the reason why;
I never seen a railroad man that wouldn't tell his wife a lie.
10
" I hear the train a-coming, she's coming around the curve,
Whistling and a-blowing and straining every nerve.
11
" O mother, O dear mother, I'll tell you if I can;
If you ever see me coming back again I'll be with the gambling man. "
Wherever I meet with a deck of cards I lie my money down.
2
I've gambled down in Washington and I've gambled over in Spain;
I am on my way to Georgia to knock down my last game.
3
I had not been in Washington many more weeks than three,
Till I fell in love with a pretty little girl and she fell in love with me.
4
She took me in her parlor, she cooled me with her fan,
She whispered low in her mother's ears, " I love this gambling man! "
5
" O daughter, O dear daughter, how could you treat me so,
To leave your dear old mother and with a gambler go? "
6
O mother, O dear mother, I'll tell you if I can;
If you ever see me coming back again I'll be with the gambling man. "
7
" O mother, O dear mother, you know I love you well,
But the love I hold for this gambling man no human tongue can tell.
8
I wouldn't marry a farmer, for he's always in the rain;
The man I want is a gambling man who wears the big gold chain.
9
I wouldn't marry a doctor, he is always gone from home;
All I want is the gambling man, for he won't leave me alone.
10
I wouldn't marry a railroad man, and this is the reason why;
I have never seen a railroad man that wouldn't tell his wife a lie.
11
I hear the train a-coming, she's coming around the curve,
Whistling and a-blowing and straining every nerve.
12
O mother, O dear mother, I'll tell you if I can;
If you ever see me coming back again I'll be with the gambling man. "
1
I am a roving gambler, I've gambled all around,
Wherever I meet with a deck of cards I lie my money down.
2
I've gambled down in Washington and I've gambled over in Spain;
I am on my way to Georgia to knock down my last game.
3
I had not been in Washington many more weeks than three,
Till I fell in love with a pretty little girl and she fell in love with me.
4
She took me in her parlor, she cooled me with her fan,
She whispered low in her mother's ears, " I love this gambling man! "
5
" O daughter, O dear daughter, how could you treat me so,
To leave your dear old mother and with a gambler go? "
6
" O mother, O dear mother, you know I love you well,
But the love I hold for this gambling man no human tongue can tell.
7
" I wouldn't marry a farmer, for he's always in the rain;
The man I want is the gambling man who wears the big gold chain.
8
" I wouldn't marry a doctor, he is always gone from home:
All I want is the gambling man, for he won't leave me alone.
9
" I wouldn't marry a railroad man, and this is the reason why;
I never seen a railroad man that wouldn't tell his wife a lie.
10
" I hear the train a-coming, she's coming around the curve,
Whistling and a-blowing and straining every nerve.
11
" O mother, O dear mother, I'll tell you if I can;
If you ever see me coming back again I'll be with the gambling man. "
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