I'm a Natural Born Gambling Man

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Merle Travis

Merle Robert Travis (November 29, 1917 – October 20, 1983) was an American country and Western singer, songwriter, and musician born in Rosewood, Kentucky. His lyrics often discussed the life and exploitation of coal miners. Among his many well-known songs are "Sixteen Tons", "Re-Enlistment Blues" and "Dark as a Dungeon". However, it is his masterful guitar playing and his interpretations of the rich musical traditions of his native Muhlenberg County, Kentucky for which he is best known today. "Travis picking", a syncopated style of finger picking, is named after him. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970 and elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1977. more »

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You ask me why I ramble
Ask me why I roam
Ask me why I run around
Never ever had a home

My daddy was a rounder
And he gambled all over the land
I'm just a chip from the same old block
I'm a natural born gambling man

I'm a natural born gambling man
Just a natural born gambling man
I can throw a seven then follow with eleven
I'm a natural born gambling man

Now one night in memphis
I met old one eyed sam
Come here travis let's have a little game
So I laid the money down

But he slipped one off of the bottom
And I seen him when he got his hand
So I pulled my gun and I mowed them down
I'm a natural born gambling man

They haul me into nashville of course
And throw me in a cell
They give me a number instead of a name
A number that I love so well

Three sevens and eleven
That's a good hand
I knew right then that I'd won again
I'm a natural born gambling man

I'm a natural born gambling man
Just a natural born gambling man
Well I can roll out a seven then follow with eleven
I'm a natural born gambling man

Now the day that I got my pardon
The warden said to me
Now son take my advice quit shooting them dice
And let that old gambling be

I said look here mr warden
Let's me and you just play one hand
And I bet you 10 that you can't win
I'm a natural born gambling man

I'm a natural born gambling man
Just a natural born gambling man
I'm a natural born gambling man

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