Rovin Gambler

Verse 1

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I am the rovin' gambler, I've gambled all around
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Whenever I meet with the deck of cards, I lay my money down
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I lay my money down, lay my money down
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I had not been in Frisco many more weeks than three
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Yeah I met up with a pretty little girl, she fell in love with me
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Fell in love with me, fell in love with me

Fiddle Solo

Verse 2

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She took me to her parlour, she cooled me with her fan
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Whispered low in her mother's ear "I love this gamblin' man"
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Love this gamblin' man, love this gamblin' man
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Daughter oh dear daughter, how can you treat me so
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ANd leave your dear old mother and with the gambler go
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With the gambler go, with the gambler go

Acoustic Guitar Solo

Verse 3

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I left her in Frisco and I wound up in Maine
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I met up with a poker player and got into a poker game
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Got in a poker game, got in a poker game
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He put his money in the pot and dealt the cards around
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I saw him deal from the bottom of the deck, I shot the gambler down
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Shot the gambler down, shot the gambler dowm

Mandolin Solo

Verse 4

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Now I'm down in prison, got a number for my name
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The warden slammed the door and said "you've gambled your last game"
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"Gambled your last game, gambled your last game"