[Verse 1]
I am a roving gambler
I gamble down in town
Wherever I meet with a deck of cards
I lay my money down
I lay my money down
I lay my money down

[Verse 2]
I had not been in Washington
Many more weeks than three
When I fell in love with a pretty little girl
She fell in love with me
She fell in love with me
She fell in love with me

[Verse 3]
She took me to her parlor
She cooled me with her fan
She whispered low in her mama's ear
"I love that gamblin' man
I love that gamblin' man
I love that gamblin' man"

[Verse 4]
"Oh Mother, dear Mother
Why do you treat me so?
The love I feel for the gamblin' man
No human tongue can tell
No human tongue can tell
No human tongue can tell"
[Verse 5]
"Oh daughter, dear daughter
*Mumbling* old mother
With a gambler go
With a gambler go
With a gambler go"

[Verse 6]
Well, I've gambled down in Washington
I gambled down in Spain
I'm going down to Georgia
To gamble my last game
To gamble my last game
I'm to gamble my last game
(Brakes on for Atlanta)

[Verse 1]
I am a roving gambler
I've gambled down in town
Wherever I meet with a deck of cards
I lay my money down
I lay my money down
I lay my money down

[Verse 2]
I had not been in Washington
For many more weeks than three
When I fell in love with a pretty little girl
She fell in love with me
She fell in love with me
She fell in love with me