lyrics >> DEVIL'S TRAIN >> Gambling Man Blues GAMBLING MAN BLUES Written by David Honeyboy Edwards Copyright © Earwig Music Co. (BMI) Spoken word indicated by purple text Honeyboy in italics well, yeah... I'll tell you about bein' a gambling man. back at that time, I'd take my guitar, make me a few nickels, and then I'd get to get down to the game and gamble, and that's where I could break some up, and then I'm gone. I'm a gambling man' gamblin'... all night long well, I'm a gambling man' gamble... all night long yeah I'm gonna gamble this time, baby bring my good gal home gamblin' down in new orleans gamblin' down on rampart street well, I gamble in new orleans gamble down on rampart street I fell in love with a little ol' girl and her name was peggy dee Yeah... play it, Honeyboy Yeah... yeah I'm a gamblin' man gamble from door to door I'm a gamblin' man gamble from door to door yes, I'm gonna keep on gamblin' my little girl don't love me no more yeah I'm a gambling man' gamble from town to town I'm a gambling man' gamble from town to town yes, ain't gonna stop my ways, baby 'til I bring my bull calf home alright! alright, here we go, now... yeah! alright, man... is that alright, Honeyboy? you sound alright to me! gamblin' down in loosianna gamblin' down on old man needle's sugar farm gamblin' down in loosianna gamblin' down on old man needle's sugar farm you know I can't never get lucky to win my train fare home yeah, yeah! Charlie Patton used to do that, too... you see what I mean? you're right in there... you know it, you're right in there! yeah, that sounds good... |
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