Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Kentucky Gambler, artist - Merle Haggard. Date of issue: 22.03.2004
Song language: English
Kentucky Gambler |
| I wanted more from life, than four kids and a wife |
| And a job in a dark Kentucky mine |
| A twenty acre farm, with a shaky house and barn |
| That’s all I had and all I left behind |
| But at gambling, I was lucky, and so I left Kentucky |
| And left behind my woman and my kids |
| Into the gay casinos, of Nevada’s town of Reno |
| This Kentucky Gambler planned to get rich quick |
| Kentucky gambler who’s going to love your woman in Kentucky |
| Yeah and who’s going to be the one to give her all she needs |
| Kentucky gambler, who’s going to raise your children in Kentucky |
| And who’s going to keep them fed and keep them shoes on their feet |
| There at the gambler’s Paradise, Lady luck was on my side |
| And this Kentucky gambler played just right |
| Hey, I wanted everything I played, I really thought I had it made |
| But I should have quit and gone on home that night |
| But when you love the green backed dollar, sorrow always bound to follow |
| And Reno’s dreams fade into neon amber |
| And Lady Luck, she’ll lead you on, she’ll stay a while, and then she’s gone |
| You better go on home, Kentucky gambler |
| But a gambler never seems to stop till he loses all he’s got |
| And with a money-hungry fever, I played on |
| I played till I’d lost all I’d won, I was right back where I’d started from |
| Then I started wanting to go home |
| Kentucky gambler, there ain’t nobody, waiting in Kentucky |
| When I ran out, somebody else walked in |
| Kentucky gambler, looks like you ain’t really very lucky |
| And it seems to me a gambler loses much more than he wins |
| Much more than he wins |