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Artist: Eric Sardinas
Canonical path: /eric-sardinas/gambling-man-blues
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Gambling Man Blues
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Gambling Man Blues
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Spoken:
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.
Honeyboy singin':
I'm a gambling man'
Gamblin'... all night long
Well, I'm a gambling man'
Gamble... all night long
Spoken:
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
Spoken:
Yeah... play it, Honeyboy
Yeah... yeah
Sardinas singin':
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
Spoken:
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...
Spoken:
Yeah!
Alright, man...
Is that alright, Honeyboy?
You sound alright to me!
Honeyboy singin':
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
Spoken:
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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