I am a roving gambler I've gambled all around And wherever I see a deck of cards I lay my money down, lay my money down I lay my money down
I've gambled down in Washington Gambled up in Maine I'm heading down to Tennessee To knock down my last game, knock down my last game To knock down my last game
I had not been in Washington Many more weeks and free When I fell in love with a pretty little girl And she fell in love with me, fell in love with me She fell in love with me
She took me to her parlour She cooled me with her fan She whispered in her mother's ear I love that gambling man, love that gambling man I love that gambling man
I wouldn't marry a railroad man This is the reason why I've never seen a railroad man Wouldn't tell his wife a lie, tell his wife a lie Wouldn't tell his wife a lie
Oh mother, oh, dear mother I'll tell you if I can If you ever see me coming back It'll be with the gambling man, be with the gambling man It'll be with the gambling man
I am a roving gambler I've gambled all around And wherever I see a deck of cards I lay my money down, lay my money down I lay my money down And wherever I see a deck of cards I lay my money down, lay my money down I lay my money down
I am a roving gambler I've gambled all around And wherever I see a deck of cards I lay my money down, lay my money down I lay my money down
I've gambled down in Washington Gambled up in Maine I'm heading down to Tennessee To knock down my last game, knock down my last game To knock down my last game
I had not been in Washington Many more weeks and free When I fell in love with a pretty little girl And she fell in love with me, fell in love with me She fell in love with me
She took me to her parlour She cooled me with her fan She whispered in her mother's ear I love that gambling man, love that gambling man I love that gambling man
I wouldn't marry a railroad man This is the reason why I've never seen a railroad man Wouldn't tell his wife a lie, tell his wife a lie Wouldn't tell his wife a lie
Oh mother, oh, dear mother I'll tell you if I can If you ever see me coming back It'll be with the gambling man, be with the gambling man It'll be with the gambling man
I am a roving gambler I've gambled all around And wherever I see a deck of cards I lay my money down, lay my money down I lay my money down And wherever I see a deck of cards I lay my money down, lay my money down I lay my money down
