| I am the rovin' gambler, I’ve gambled all around
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| Whenever I meet with the deck of cards,
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| I lay my money down
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| I lay my money down, I lay my money down
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| Had not been in Frisco many more weeks than three
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| Yea I met up with a pretty little girl,
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| She fell in love with me Fell in love with me, fell in love with me She took me to her parlor, she cooled me with her fan
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| Whispered low in her mother’s ear «I love this gamblin' man»
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| Love this gamblin man, love this gablin' man
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| Daughter oh dear daughter, how can you treat me so Leave your dear old mother and with the gambler go With the gambler go, with the gambler go I left her in Frisco and I wound up in Maine
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| I met up with a poker player and got in a poker game
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| Got in a poker game, got in a poker game
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| He put his money in the pot and dealt the cards around
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| I saw him deal from the bottom of the deck, shot the gambler down
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| Shot the gambler down, shot the gambler down
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| Now I’m down in prison, got a number for my name
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| The warden slammed the door and said «You've gambled your last game»
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| Gambled your last game, gambled your last game
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| Gambled your last game, gambled your last game |