I am a rovin' gambler, I've gambled all around
Where-ver I meet with a deck of cards
I lay my money down
I Lay my money down; Lay my money down.
I had not been in 'Frisco, many more weeks than three
'Til 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 a fan
She whispered low in her mother's ear
I love this gamblin' man.
Love this gamblin' man.; Love this gamblin' man.
Oh daughter, Oh dear daughter, how could you treat me so?
And leave your dear old mother
And with a gambler go?
With a gambler go? With a gambler go?
Oh mother, Oh dear mother, you know I love you well
But the love I have for this gamblin' man
No human tongue can tell.
No human tongue can tell. No human tongue can tell.
I left that gal in 'Frisco, and I wound up in Maine
I met up with a gamblin' 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 deal from the bottom of the deck
So I shot that gambler down
Shot that gambler down; Shot that 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've gambled your last game
Gambled your last game; Gambled your last game.
Rovin' Gambler
Recorded By: Hank Thompson