Ah gambled down in Washington
Ah gambled down in Maine
Goin' down to Georgia
To knock down my last game
Ahm a gamiblin' Man man man
Ahm a gambling' Man
Ahm a gamblin'

I had not been in Washington
Many more weeks than three
When I fell in love with a pretty little gal
And she fell in love with me
Ahm a Gamblin' Man man man
Ahm a Gamblin' Man
Ahm a gambling'

She took me in her parlour
Cooled me with her fan
She said" Oh Mother, Mother
I'm in love with a gamblin' man"
Ahm a gambling' man, man etc

She said "Oh Daughter, Daughter
How could you treat me so
Leave your poor old Mother
And with that gambler go."
Ahm a gamblin' man, man etc