I am a roving gambler. I've gambled all around. Wherever I meet with a deck of cards, I lay my money down. I've gambled down in Washington. I've gambled over in Spain. I'm on my way to Georgia to knock down my last game. Knock down my last game. Knock down my last game.I had not been in Washington many more weeks than three till I fell in love with a pretty little girl. She fell in love with me. She took me in her parlor. She cooled me with her fan. She whispered low in her mother's ear, I love this gambling man. Love this gambling man. Love this gambling man.Oh, daughter. Oh, dear daughter. How could you treat me so? To leave your dear old mother and with a gambler go. Oh, mother. Oh, dear mother. You know I love you well. But the love I hold for the gambling man, no human tongue can tell. No human tongue can tell. No human tongue can tell.I wouldn't marry a railroad man. This is the reason why. I've never seen a railroad man that wouldn't tell his wife a lie. Oh, mother. Oh, dear mother. I'll tell you if I can. If you ever see me coming back, I'll be with the gambling man.I'm a gal.deck of cards, I lay my money down, lay my money down, lay my money down.