Here's how I hear this one on Spotify:


ONE EYED SAM
As sung by Eldon Baker and His Brown County Revellers

1. I once knew gambler down in Birmingham.
Folks used to call him One-Eyed Sam.
He was a dice shooter and he couldn't lose.
He would yell, "My baby needs a new pair o' shoes."

CHORUS: Throw a seven and then eleven,
Then Sam'd let the money ride.
Another seven, another 'leven,
He had a roll like an ocean tide.
Sam'd fall right down upon his knees,
Beg them snake eyes to stay away please,
Throw a seven and then eleven,
Then he'd rake the money to his side.

2. Sam had a way o' shootin' dice that beat them all,
On the bed or couple bounces 'gin' the wall.
He had a way o' shootin' and, bless your soul,
You oughta seen the man do the even roll. CHORUS [same as above]

3. One night when Sam had made a dozen licks or more,
One of the heavy losers got mad and sore.
He said, "I know who's cheatin' but his name I won't shout.
If he don't stop, I'll shoot his good eye out."

CHORUS: He throwed a seven and then eleven,
Then Sam'd let the money ride.
Another seven, another 'leven,
He had a roll like an ocean tide.
Now Sam said to the squawker, "If I couldn't lose right,
I'd go home and lock myself in tight."
He throwed a seven and then eleven,
Then he raked the money to his side.

4. Sam, he kept on shootin' like he heard him not.
There came a loud report of a pistol shot.
I looked at Sam in time to see his eye go out,
But as he fell to the floor, I heard his last breath shout:

CHORUS: Another seven another 'leven,
Just to let the money ride.
Another seven, another 'leven,
He had a roll like an ocean tide.
Now Sammy looked up above him with a grin,
Said, "There's a game up yonder that I'm gonna get in."
Another seven, another 'leven,
Then he raked the money to his side.