[Verse 1]
I thought I was a gambler, broke ev'ry shark in town
Until I met a rounder
Who called all I put down
We laid the cards on the table
He drew an ace high hand
He bet his watch and I called it
And lost my money like a man

[Chorus]
I've got them polka dot blues, oh, them polka dot blues
Lost my hat and my coat and my straight-laced shoes
Sold my watch and went back to lose
The mean old gambling polka dot blues

[Verse 2]
Now my gal had plenty, so I got twenty, then went back and sat down
I got a four but I thought it was more
As we dealt the cards around
I set the deck on the tablе
Bet him all I could stand
I turned it over a mеasly four
He had another ace high hand

[Chorus]
I've got them polka dot blues, oh, them polka dot blues
Lost my hat and my coat and my straight-laced shoes
Sold my watch and went back to lose
The mean old gambling polka dot blues