Gambler, Gambler

I gotta tell you about the blues

I gotta tell you just how i lose

Ain't got no money

But i'll straighten up my hand and let the cards fall down

Gambler, gambler - shake down in the first degree

Gambler, gambler - shake down in the first degree

I've never been a gambler, so please don't mess with me

Hey jury, jury, i tell you story true

Ah listen jury, jury, tell you story true

The jury found me guilty, don't know what to do

I was banned in boston - set up in old saint lou

Surrounded by the f. b. i. for something i didn't do

Now my baby left me, left me all alone

Judge said: "son, you ain't going home"

Gambler, gambler - shake down in the first degree

Well i've never been a gambler, so please don't mess with me

Oh no, no

Oh gambler, gambler - shake down in the first degree

Gambler, gambler - shake down in the first degree

I've never been a gambler, please don't mess with me