[Verse 1]
Yeah, you know I once was a gambler
But I lost my money roll
Yeah, you know I once was a gambler
Boy, but I lost my money roll
That's the reason I don't have no sweet woman
Now I done lost my happy home

[Verse 2]
You take it down when you lose that no good money
He sat around with his head hung down
When you lose that old dog gone money
You'll sit around with your head hung down
You'll try to borrow you fifty dollars
To start all over again in another town
Too late, you're gonna lose, your friends don't pay you no mind

[Verse 3]
Baby, if you only will forgive me
I won't gamble no more
If you only will forgive me, baby
Lord, have mercy, poor Lightnin' won't gamble no more
She says, "I can't help you now
Sold out to thе devil and that's no way to go"
And I couldn't help but cry
I cried likе this here
[Verse 4]
She said, "I didn't want you to gamble, Lightnin'
You know who I am, I'm your wife"
She said, "I didn't want you to gamble, Lightnin'
You know who I am, I am your wife"
She said, "Look, here, brother, just like you lost your money
You had a good chance to lose your life
So go 'head on, Lightnin'"