Roving Gambler chords by Martin Simpson
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You know I'm a roving gambler,
Verse 1
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I gambled all around
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And whenever I see a deck of cards,
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well I lay my money down, boys
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I lay my money down,
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and I have gambled down in Georgia
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I gambled up in Maine,
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I'm going on down to Texas
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For to gamble my last game, boys,
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to gamble my last game
Now as I come into Danville town,
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I got stuck on a Danville girl
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I said, boys, the chick was out of sight,
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she wore the Danville curl, boys
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She wore the Danville curl
and she wore a hat on the side of her head
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Like the highborn folks all do,
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the very next train come down the line
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I bit the gal and she, boys,
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I said, I bit the gal too
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Oh, yes, I did.
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You know, she took me to a party
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She cooled me with her fan
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And she whispered low in her mammy's ear
I love the gamblin' man,
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oh I love the gamblin' man
And she said, now daughter,
dearest daughter
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How can you treat me so
To leave your own dear mother
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With the gambler gold girl,
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with the gambler gold
I wouldn't marry no farmer,
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cause he is al ways in the rain
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I would rather marry a gambling man
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with his great big watch and chain,
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With his great big watch and chain
And I wouldn't marry no miller,
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cause he is always in the dirt
I would rather marry a gambling man
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with his great big fancy shirt, Ma
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With his lovely silky shirt
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and then she took me to a boudoir
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She did all that she could do,
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and the very next train
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come down the line,
I bit the gal at you boys,
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I said I bit the gal at you
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You know that I'm a roving gambler,
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and I gambled all around,
and whenever I see a deck of cards,
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well I lay my money down boys
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I lay my money down
and I have gambled out in Texas
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Oh, I gambled out in Spain,
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but I'm going on down to New Orleans
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To gamble my last game, boys,
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to gamble my last game
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Roving Gambler
Martin Simpson
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