Gamblin' Man

About Gamblin' Man

"Gamblin' Man" was a 1957 hit single for skiffle artist Lonnie Donegan. It was recorded live at the London Palladium and released as a double A side along with "Puttin' On the Style". It reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart in June and July 1957, where it spent two weeks in this position. This was the last UK number 1 to be released on 78 rpm format only, as 7' vinyl had become the norm by this time. The original Pye Nixa does not exist on 7" format. "Gamblin' Man" was written by Woody Guthrie and Donegan, and produced by Alan Freeman and Michael Barclay.  more »

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2013

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I've gambled down in Wasington 
And I've gambled up in Maine 
I'm going down into Georgia 
To knock down my last game 
I'm a gamblin' man, man, man 
I'm a gamblin' man 

Well I'd not been in Washington 
Many more weeks than three 
When I fell in love with a pretty little girl 
And she fell in love with me 
I'm a gamblin' man 
I'm a gamblin' man 

I'm a gamblin' man, man, man 
I'm a gamblin' man, man, man 
A gamblin' man, man, man 
I'm a gamblin' man 

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A gamblin' man, man, man 
I'm a gamblin' man, man, man 
I'm a gamblin' man 

She took me in her parlour 
Cooled me with her fan 
She said oh mother mother 
I'm in love with a gamblin' man 
He's a gamblin' man, man, man 
He's a gamblin' man 

She said oh daughter, daughter 
How could you treat me so 
Leave your poor old mother 
With that gambler go 
He's a gamblin' man, man, man 
He's a gamblin' man 

He's a gamblin' man, man, man 
He's a gamblin' man, man, man 
A gamblin' man, man, man 
He's a gamblin' man 

He's a gamblin' man, man, man 
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A gamblin' man, man, man 

Hey a gamblin' man 

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

And I would not marry a railroad man 
Here's the reason why 
I've never known a railroad man 
Wouldn't tell his wife a lie 
He's a gamblin' man 
He's a gamblin' man 

He's a gamblin' man, man, man 
A gamblin' man man man 
A gamblin' man, man, man 
He's a gamblin' man 

He's a gamblin' man, man, man 
A gamblin' man, man, man 
A gamblin' man, man 
How about Jimmy 

He's a gamblin' man, man, man 
A gamblin' man, man, man 
A gamblin' man, man, man 
A gamblin' man 

He's a gamblin' man, man, man 
A gamblin' man, man, man 
A gamblin' man, man 
How about 

I hear that train a-coming 
Coming round the curve 
Whistling, a-screaming 
straining every nerve 
A gamblin' man man man 
A gamblin' man 

He's a gamblin' man, man, man 
A gamblin' man, man, man 
A gamblin' man, man, man 
A gamblin' man 

He's a gamblin' man, man, man 
A gamblin' man, man, man 
A gamblin' man, man, man 
A gamblin' man

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Lonnie Donegan

Anthony James "Lonnie" Donegan MBE (29 April 1931 – 3 November 2002) was a Scottish-born skiffle musician, with more than 20 UK Top 30 hits to his name. He is known as the "King of Skiffle" and is often cited as a large influence on the generation of British musicians who became famous in the 1960s. The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums states Donegan was "Britain's most successful and influential recording artist before The Beatles. He chalked up 24 successive Top 30 hits, and was the first UK male to score two U.S. Top 10s". more »

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