Once he lived like a king and he had everything All the world they say laid at his feet Yet with all his wealth and fame he played that cheatin game And he wound up like a tramp on the street He went from a Rolls to the rail from a mansion to dirty jails From a penthouse to the jungle by the track From champagne to cheap wine right down to his last dime And now all he owns is the cloths on his back He drove a big fancy car and he smoked big cigars Had everything that a man could own But wild women and song soon his money was all gone And now he rides in a boxcar alone He went from a Rolls to the rail from a mansion to dirty jails From a penthouse to the jungle by the track From champagne to cheap wine right down to his last dime And now all he owns is the cloths on his back