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RAMBLING GAMBLER It occurred to me that, since I had stolen the old Roving Gambler melody for my song "Sing to Me of Cowboys", I couldn't leave the old guy without something to sing... I live by my gambling; I ramble all around; I gamble in cities, and in one-horse towns; I ride in at sunset, and I ride out at dawn; If you'll deal me in, boys, I'll lay money down. I won big in Deadwood; I lost in Silverton; I gambled in Tombstone, all night until dawn; A man said I cheated, and so I gunned him down; I win some, I lose some; I've cheated no one. When I was much younger, down in New Orleans town, I met a fair lady, and tried settling down; But aces and queens are my blo-od and my bones; She woke up one morning, and she was alone. I live by my gambling; I ramble all around; I gamble in cities, and in one-horse towns; I know I'll be gambling, and ridin' thru the west, 'til I pay a hand dealt by old grinnin' death. Melody : Traditional, "Cruel War" Lyric: Dean Elkins, Frayed Train Music, 2002. |
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