The Roving Gambler Song Lyrics and Chords by Eddy Arnold
The Roving Gambler
Recorded by Eddy Arnold
Written by Elie Seigmeister
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I am a roving gambler I've
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gambled all
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around
Whenever I need with the
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deck of cards I
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lay my money
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down
I've gambled down in Washington I've
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gambled over in
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Spain
I'm on my way to
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Tennessee to
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play in my last
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game
I had not been in Washington
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many more weeks than
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three
When I fell in love with a
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pretty little maid
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fell in love with
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me
She took me in her parlor she
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cooled me with her
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fan
She whispered low in her
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mother's
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love that gambling
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man
Oh daughter oh dear daughter how
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could you treat me
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so
To leave your dear old
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mother and
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with the gambler
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go
Oh mother my dear mother you
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know I love you
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well
But the love I have for the
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gambling
man
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human tongue can
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tell
I wouldn't marry a farmer he's
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always in the
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I wouldn't marry a
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railroad man who's
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always on a
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train
I wouldn't marry a doctor he's
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always gone from
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home
All I want is the
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gambling man for he
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won't leave m
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alone
I hear the train it's coming
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a coming round th
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A whistlin' and a
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blowin' and
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strainin' every
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nerve
Oh mother oh dear mother I'll
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tell you
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if I
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can
If you ever see me
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coming back I'll
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be with that gambling
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man
FAQ
Who sang the the song The Roving Gambler?
- The song The Roving Gambler was sang by Eddy Arnold.
Who is Eddy Arnold?
- Richard Edward Arnold (May 15, 1918 - May 8, 2008) was an American country music singer who performed for six decades. He was a Nashville sound (country/popular music) innovator of the late 1950s, and scored 147 songs on the Billboard country music charts, second only to George Jones. He sold more than 85 million records. A member of the Grand Ole Opry (beginning 1943) and the Country Music Hall of Fame (beginning 1966), Arnold ranked 22nd on Country Music Television's 2003 list of "The 40 Greatest Men of Country Music."