Roving Gambler

I [G]am a roving gambler, gambled all around
Whenever I meet with a [C]deck of [G]cards,
I [C]lay my money [G]down
Lay my money down,
Lay my [C]money [G]down

I had not been in 'Frisco many more weeks than three
I met up with a pretty little girl,
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
Whispered low in her Mother's ear
I love this gambling man
Love this gambling man,
Love this gambling man

Oh daughter, Oh dear daughter
How can you treat me so
Leave your dear old mother
And with a gambler go
With the gambler go
With the gambler go

Oh mother, oh dear mother
I'll tell you if I can
If you ever see me coming back
I'll be with a gambling man
With the gambling man
With the gambling man

I left her in 'Frisco,
I wound up in Maine
I met up with a gambling man
We got in a poker game
Got in a poker game
Got in a poker game

He put his money in the pot
And dealt the cards around
Saw him deal from the bottom of the deck
So I shot him down
Shot the gambler down,
Shot the gambler down

Now I'm down in prison
Got a number for my name
Warden said as he locked the door
You've gambled your last game
Gambled your last game
Gambled your last game