I am a roving gambler I've gambled all around

Whenever I meet with the deck of cards I lay my money down

I lay my money down I lay my money down



I had not been in Dallas many more weeks than three

Till I fell in love with a pretty little girl she fell in love with me

Fell in love with me fell in love with me



She took me in her parlor she cooled me with her fan

And she whispered low in mother's ear I love this gambling man

I love this gambling man I love this gambling man



Oh daughter oh dear daughter how could you treat me so

And leave your dear old mother and with the gambler go

Qith the gambler go with the gambler go



Oh mother oh dear mother you know I love you well

But the love I have for the gambling man no human tongue can tell

No human tongue can tell no human tongue can tell

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I've left that gal in Dallas I wound up in Maine

I'ce 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

I saw him get a jack on the bottom of the pack so I shot tham gambler down

Shot tham gambler down shot tham gambler down



Well now I'm down in prison I got a number for my name

The warden said as he locked the door you gambled your last game

Gambled your last game gambled your last game

Gambled your last game gambled your last game