Gamblin' Man (Roving Gambler) - Marvin Rainwater

Well, I’m a rovin' gambler

I’ve seen most every town

Whenever I meet with a deck of cards

I lay my money down

Lord, I lay my money down

Yeah, I lay my money down

I gamble out in Texas

And down in New Orleans

I’ve lost a pot with four-of-a-kind

I’ve won with a couple of queens

Lord, I bluffed with a couple of queens

And I won with a couple of queens

I met me a friend in Frisco

Lady Luck was her name

Well, I couldn’t even lose with a pair of two’s

'Till a woman got in the game

Lord, a redhead got in the game

Yeah, a woman got in the game

Well, she won my horse and saddle

She won my Bowie knife

When I lost everything I had

She told me to bet my life

Lord, she told me to bet my life

She told me to bet my life

If you don’t wanna lose your freedom

If you care about your life

Don’t get in a game with a redheaded dame

You’ll win yourself a wife

Lord, you’ll win yourself a wife

You’ve got yourself a wife