| I am a roving gambler. |
| I’ve gambled all around
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| Whenever I see a deck of cards, I lay my money down. |
| I lay my money down
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| I hadn’t been in the city many more days than three
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| When I fell in love with a pretty little girl and she fell in love with me.
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| She fell in love with me
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| This train don’t carry no gamblers, this train.
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| This train don’t carry no gamblers, no crap shooters, no midnight ramblers
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| This train don’t carry no gamblers, this train
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| She took me to her parlor. |
| She cooled me with her fan
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| Cried, «Daddy, Daddy, oh, Daddy, dear, I’m in love with a gambling man.
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| I’m in love with a gambling man
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| This train don’t carry no gamblers, this train.
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| This train don’t carry no gamblers, no crap shooters, no midnight ramblers
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| This train don’t carry no gamblers, this train
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| I am a roving gambler. |
| I’ve gambled all around
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| Whenever I see a deck of cards, I lay my money down. |
| I lay my money down
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| I lay my money, yeah, I lay it down |