Gamblin' Man

I've gambled down in Washington And I've gambled up in Maine I'm going down into Georgia To knock down my last game I'm a gambling man, man, man I'm a gambling man Well I had not been in Washington many more weeks than three When I fell on love with a pretty little girl And she fell in love with me I'm a gambling man I'm a gambling man I'm a gambling man, man, man I'm a gambling man, man, man I'm a gambling man, man, man I'm a gambling man I'm a gambling man, man, man I'm a gambling man, man, man I'm a gambling man, man, man I'm a gambling man She took me in her parlour Cooled me with her fan She said , "Oh mother mother I'm in love with a gambling man He's a gambling man, man, man He's a gambling man" She said, "Oh daughter, daughter How could you treat me so And leave your dear old mother And with that gambler go" He's a gambling man, man, man He's a gambling man He's a gambling man, man, man He's a gambling man, man, man He's a gambling man, man, man He's a gambling man He's a gambling man, man, man He's a gambling man, man, man He's a gambling man, man, man He's a gambling man "I would not marry a farmer He's always in the red I'd rather marry a gambling man With a gold watch and chain" He's a gambling man He's a gambling man "And I would not marry a railroad man Here's the reason why I never knew a railroad man Who wouldn't tell his wife a lie" He's a gambling man He's a gambling man He's a gambling man, man, man He's a gambling man, man, man He's a gambling man, man, man He's a gambling man He's a gambling man, man, man He's a gambling man, man, man He's a gambling man …..(How about Jimmy) He's a gambling man, man, man He's a gambling man, man, man He's a gambling man, man, man He's a gambling man I hear that train a-coming Coming round the curve Whistling and a-screaming Straining every nerve He's a gambling man He's a gambling man He's a gambling man, man, man He's a gambling man, man, man He's a gambling man, man, man He's a gambling man………………………… --- Gamblin' Man - Lonnie Donegan & His Skiffle Group