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Thread #109089 Message #2276362
Posted By: Rasener
01-Mar-08 - 04:53 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Roving Gambler / Gambling Man
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Gambling Man.' I've gambled down in----
Here is Lonnie Donegan live singing Gambling Man Gambling Man
Here is Lonnie Donegan's lyrics of Gambling Man
I've gambled down in Washington And I've gambled up in Maine I'm going down into Georgia To knock down my last game I'm a gamblin' man, man, man I'm a gamblin' man
Well I'd not been in Washington Many more weeks than three When I fell in love with a pretty little girl And she fell in love with me I'm a gamblin' man I'm a gamblin' man
I'm a gamblin' man, man, man I'm a gamblin' man, man, man A gamblin' man, man, man I'm a gamblin' man
I'm a gamblin' man, man, man A gamblin' man, man, man I'm a gamblin' man, man, man I'm a gamblin' man
She took me in her parlour Cooled me with her fan She said oh mother mother I'm in love with a gamblin' man He's a gamblin' man, man, man He's a gamblin' man
She said oh daughter, daughter How could you treat me so Leave your poor old mother With that gambler go He's a gamblin' man, man, man He's a gamblin' man
He's a gamblin' man, man, man He's a gamblin' man, man, man A gamblin' man, man, man He's a gamblin' man
He's a gamblin' man, man, man A gamblin' man, man, man A gamblin' man, man, man Hey a gamblin' man
I would not marry a farmer He's always in the rain I'd rather marry a gamblin' man With a gold watch and chain He's a gamblin' man He's a gamblin' man
And I would not marry a railroad man Here's the reason why I've never known a railroad man Wouldn't tell his wife a lie He's a gamblin' man He's a gamblin' man
He's a gamblin' man, man, man A gamblin' man man man A gamblin' man, man,man He's a gamblin' man
He's a gamblin' man, man, man A gamblin' man, man, man A gamblin' man, man How about Jimmy
He's a gamblin' man, man, man A gamblin' man, man, man A gamblin' man, man, man A gamblin' man
He's a gamblin' man, man, man A gamblin' man, man, man A gamblin' man, man How about
I hear that train a-coming Coming round the curve Whistling, a-screaming straining every nerve A gamblin' man man man A gamblin' man
He's a gamblin' man, man, man A gamblin' man, man, man A gamblin' man, man, man A gamblin' man
He's a gamblin' man, man, man A gamblin' man, man, man A gamblin' man, man, man A gamblin' man