Gamblin' Man

Lonnie Donegan & His Skiffle Group

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Lonnie Donegan & His Skiffle Group

Lonnie Donegan & His Skiffle Group was a British music ensemble led by Lonnie Donegan, a popular and influential British skiffle musician. Skiffle was a music genre popular in the United Kingdom in the 1950s, characterized by a blend of folk, jazz, and blues. Donegan and his group played a significant role in popularizing skiffle music, introducing it to a broader audience and inspiring many future British musicians, including The Beatles. more »


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I've gambled down in Washington
And I've gambled up in Maine
I'm going down into Georgia
To knock down my last game

I'm a gambling man, man, man
I'm a gambling man

Well I had not been in Washington many more weeks than three
When I fell on love with a pretty little girl 
And she fell in love with me

I'm a gambling man
I'm a gambling man

I'm a gambling man, man, man
I'm a gambling man, man, man
I'm a gambling man, man, man
I'm a gambling man

I'm a gambling man, man, man
I'm a gambling man, man, man
I'm a gambling man, man, man
I'm a gambling man

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

He's a gambling man, man, man
He's a gambling man"

She said, "Oh daughter, daughter
How could you treat me so
And leave your dear old mother
And with that gambler go"

He's a gambling man, man, man
He's a gambling man

He's a gambling man, man, man
He's a gambling man, man, man
He's a gambling man, man, man
He's a gambling man

He's a gambling man, man, man
He's a gambling man, man, man
He's a gambling man, man, man
He's a gambling man

"I would not marry a farmer
He's always in the red
I'd rather marry a gambling man
With a gold watch and chain"

He's a gambling man
He's a gambling man

"And I would not marry a railroad man
Here's the reason why
I never knew a  railroad man
Who wouldn't tell his wife a lie"

He's a gambling man
He's a gambling man

He's a gambling man, man, man
He's a gambling man, man, man
He's a gambling man, man, man
He's a gambling man

He's a gambling man, man, man
He's a gambling man, man, man
He's a gambling man
…..(How about Jimmy)

He's a gambling man, man, man
He's a gambling man, man, man
He's a gambling man, man, man
He's a gambling man

I hear that train a-coming
Coming round the curve
Whistling and a-screaming 
Straining every nerve

He's a gambling man
He's a gambling man

He's a gambling man, man, man
He's a gambling man, man, man
He's a gambling man, man, man
He's a gambling man…………………………

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Written by: Appaiah Biddu, BIDDU

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