I AM A ROVIN' GAMBLER

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Song Title
I AM A ROVIN' GAMBLER
Writers
Foley, Flick, Kirkland, Paine
Publisher
DEVON MUSIC, INC. (BMI)
% Publisher Controls
100%
Territory Controlled
WORLD
Lyrics
I am a rovin’ gambler,
I’ve gambled all around,
And wherever I see a deck of cards,
I lay my money down.
Lay my money down,
I lay my money down.

I’ve gambled down in Washington,
Gambled up in Maine.
I’m headin’ down to Tennessee
To knock down my last game.
Knock down my last game,
To knock down my last game.

I had not been in Washington
Many more weeks than three
When I fell in love with a pretty little gal
And she fell in love with me.
Fell in love with me,
She fell in love with me.

She took me to her parlor,
She cooled me with her fan,
She whispered in her mother’s ear,
“I love that gamblin’ man,
Love that gamblin’ man,
I love that gamblin’ man.”

Wouldn’t marry a railroad man,
This is the reason why,
I’ve never seen a railroad man
Wouldn’t tell his wife a lie,
Tell his wife a lie,
Wouldn’t tell his wife a lie.

Oh mother, oh dear mother,
I’ll tell you if I can,
If you ever see me comin’ back,
It’ll be with a gamblin’ man,
Be with a gamblin’man,
It’ll be with a gamblin’ man.

Repeat first verse.

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