Roving Gambler

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I am a rovin‘ gambler, I‘ve gambled all around 
 
Wherever I meet with a deck of cards 
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I lay my money down 
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(I Lay my money down; Lay my money down.) 
 
 
I gambled up in Washington, gambled over in Spain 
I‘m on my way to Frisco town 
to knock down my last game 
(knock down my last game; knock down my last game) 
 
 
I had not been in ‘Frisco, many more days than three 
I fell in love with a pretty little girl 
And 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 mama‘s ear 
"I love this gamblin‘ man." 
("Love this gamelin‘ man."; "Love this gamblin‘ man.") 
 
"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?") 
 
 
"Mother, Oh dear mother, I‘ll tell you if I can 
If you ever see my face again, 
I‘ll be with the gamblin‘ man" 
("be with the gamblin‘ man"; "be with the gamblin‘ man") 
 
 
I left her in ‘Frisco, I went up to Maine 
then I met with a gamblin‘ man 
and then we got into a poker game 
(Got into a poker game; We got into a poker game.) 
 
 
He put some money in the pot, passed the cards around 
I saw him deal from the bottom of the deck 
So I shot the gambler down 
(Shot the gambler down; Shot the gambler down.) 
 
 
Now I‘m down in prison, I got a number for a name 
The warden said as he closed the door 
You‘ve gambled your last game