You know I once was a gambler, boy, but I lost my money soon Yes, I once was a gambler, boy, but I lost my money soon Yes, I lost all of my money some other, some other gambler can have my room You know I lost all my money, in a no good gambling game Yes, I lost all my money, boys, in a no good gambling game I was on my bad luck, kept gambling just the same When you lose that old no good money, you sit around with your head hung down When you lose that old no good money, you sit around with your head hung down Yeah, wake up next morning happy, I'm the best gambler in this town