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27 Apr 03 - 04:15 PM (#941439) Subject: Gambella the gamblin' lady From: GUEST,LYeager270 at aol.com Looking for the lyrics to "Gambella the gamlin' lady", song was done by Jo Stafford and/or Frankie laine. Can find many CD's on internet but not just words. |
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27 Apr 03 - 04:57 PM (#941470) Subject: RE: lyr req: Gambella the gamblin' lady From: Joe Offer Hmmm. This page (click) says it was recorded by Frankie Laine, with Jo Stafford. I don't think I've heard it, but I've loved every Jo Stafford recording I've heard. I'm working off this Google search, but I don't have time to explore every page completely. Maybe it will help somebody else. -Joe Offer- |
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27 Apr 03 - 05:55 PM (#941499) Subject: RE: lyr req: Gambella the gamblin' lady From: GUEST, NOMADman This one may be difficult to track down. it was indeed recorded by Frankie Laine in the mid-50's. I don't remember Jo Stafford being involved, but apparently she was. From memory, here is a snippet of the lyrics: Gambella Gambella Gambella the gamblin'lady She carries her umbrella To cover a path that is shady Gambella Gambella Gambella Gambella Gambella the gamblin' lady I wish I could remember more, but that's it. Regards, John |
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28 Apr 03 - 07:51 AM (#941771) Subject: RE: lyr req: Gambella the gamblin' lady From: GUEST, NOMADman I think that first bit was the chorus. Here is what I can remember of what I think was the first verse. I'm not sure how much of this I'm actually remembering and how much I'm just filling in. Now I'm a two-fisted gambler I gamble both near and far From back roads (?) to highways I make them play my way From champagne (?) to cold caviar Regards, John |
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29 Apr 03 - 12:49 AM (#942493) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Gambella the Gamblin' Lady From: Jim Dixon Here's my transcription from a sound sample at Yahoo! Music She carries her umbrella to cover a past that is shady. Gambella, Gambella, Gambella, Gambella, Gambella, the gamblin' lady. Oh, gamblin' is my profession. I travel all over the land. From roulette to Reno, from Reno to keno, the jokers eat out o' my hand Information from http://www.alphalink.com.au/~crogers/g.htm TITLE: Gambella (The Gamblin' Lady) AUTHOR: Gilkyson ARTISTS: Jo Stafford & Frankie Laine w. Norman Luboff Choir CONDUCTOR: Paul Weston LABEL: Columbia NUMBER: 39570 STUDIO LOCATION: Hollywood RHCO 4586 DATE RECORDED: 6 September 1951 |
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17 Dec 11 - 04:23 PM (#3275593) Subject: Lyr Add: GAMBELLA THE GAMBLIN' LADY (T Gilkyson) From: Jim Dixon I have put the male voice in regular type, the female voice in italics, and the backup singers in parentheses. GAMBELLA THE GAMBLIN' LADY As sung by Frankie Laine and Jo Stafford on "Popular Classics, Vol. 6" (2011) 1. Oh, I'm a two-fisted gambler. I've traveled this country afar. From river to highway, I make 'em play my way From peanuts to cold caviar. I'm as cool as a shark in the water. My luck is my own to command, But I got no room in a place for a woman Who bluffs me right out o' my hand. CHORUS: (Gambella, Gambella,) Gambella, the gamblin' lady, (She carries her umbrella) To cover a past that is shady, Gambella, Gambella, Gambella, Gambella, Gambella, the gamblin' lady. 2. Oh, gamblin' is my profession. I travel all over the land. From roulette to Reno, from Reno to keno, The jokers eat out of my hand. The dice roll at my direction. In poker I win at a glance, But more satisfying, and more gratifying Is takin' a chance on romance. CHORUS: (Gambella, Gambella,) Gambella, the gamblin' lady, (She carries her umbrella) To cover a past that is shady, Gambella, Gambella, Gambella, Gambella, Gambella, the gamblin' lady. 3. The girls all gather around me. They fall for my slick city ways, But if I go courtin', the diamond I'm sportin' Is holdin' up one of her stays. Oh, he's a two-fisted gambler, But now I don't think he can stand. He's been double-crossed; he gambled and lost, And I got a ring on my hand. [SIMULTANEOUSLY, IN COUNTERPOINT:] CHORUS: Gambella, Gambella, Gambella, the gamblin' lady, She carries her umbrella To cover a past that is shady, Gambella, Gambella, Gambella, Gambella, Gambella, the gamblin' lady. (Gambella, Gambella, Gambella, Gambella,) Gambella, the gamblin' lady. Gambella, the gamblin' lady. Don't gamble on love, my boy. Don't gamble on love. Shoot for a seven and break for eleven, But don't ever gamble on love. Gambella, Gambella, Gambella, Gambella, Gambella, the gamblin' lady. Gambella, the gamblin' lady. Gambella, the gamblin' lady. |