I am the rovin' gambler
I've gambled all around
Whenever I meet with the deck of cards
I lay my money down
Lay my money down
Lay my money down
I had not been in Fresco
Many more weeks than three
I met up with a pretty little girl
She fell in love with me
Fell in love with me
Fell in love with me
She took me in her parlor
She cooled me with her fan
Whispered low in her mother's ear
I love the gambling man
Love the gambling man
Love the gambling man
Daughter, oh, dear daughter
How can you treat me so
And leave your dear old mother
And with the gambler go?
With the gambler go
With the gambler go
I left her in Frisco
And I wound up in Maine
I met up with a poker player
And got in a poker game
Got in a poker game
Got in a poker game
He put his money in the pot
And dealt the cards around
I saw him deal from the bottom of the deck
And shot the gambler down
Shot the gambler down
Shot the gambler down
Now I'm down in prison
Got a number for my name
Warden slammed the door and said
'You gambled your last game'
Gambled your last game
Gambled your last game
Gambled your last game
Gambled your last game