Roving Gambler

I am a rovin' gambler, I've gambled down in town
Wherever I meet with a deck of cards
I lay my money down
Lay my money down, lay my money down

I had not been in Washington 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 parlour, she cooled me with her fan
She whispered low in her mama's ear
"I love that gamblin' man
Love that gamblin' man, love that gamblin' man"

"Daughter, oh, dear daughter, how can you treat me so?
To leave your dear old mother
And with the gambler go?
With the gambler go, with the gambler go?"

I've gambled down in Washington, I've gambled down in Spain
I'm goin' down in Georgia
To gamble my last game
Gamble my last game, gamble my last game

"Mother, oh, dear mother, you know I love you well
But the love I have for the gamblin' man
No human tongue can tell
No human tongue can tell, no human tongue can tell

I hear that train a-comin', comin' 'round the curve
A-whistling and a-blowin'
Strainin' every nerve
Strainin' every nerve, strainin' every nerve

"Mother, oh, dear mother, I'll tell you if I can
If you ever see me a-comin' back
I'll be with the gamblin' man
I'll be with the gamblin' man, be with the gamblin' man"

I am a rovin' gambler, I've gambled down in town
Wherever I meet with a deck of cards
I lay my money down
Lay my money down, lay my money down