I am a rovin' gambler, I've gambled all around Where-{ deck of cards I down (I Lay my money down; down.) I had not been in 'Frisco, many more weeks than three 'Til I fell in love with a pretty little girl She fell in love with me (Fell in love with me; Fell in love with me.) She took me in her parlor, she cooled me with a fan She whispered low in her mother's ear "I love this gamblin' man." ("Love this gamblin' man."; "Love this gamblin' man.") "Oh! daughter, Oh! dear daughter, how could you treat me so? And leave your dear old mother And with a gambler go?" ("With a gambler go?"; "With a gambler go?") "Oh mother, Oh dear mother, you know I love you well But the love I have for this gamblin' man "No human tongue can tell." ("No human tongue can tell."; "No human tongue can tell.") I left that gal in 'Frisco, and I wound up in Maine I met up with a gamblin' man We got in a poker game (Got in a poker game; Got in a poker game.) He put his money in the pot and dealt the cards around I saw him deal from the bottom of the deck So I shot that gambler down (Shot that gambler down; Shot that gambler down.) Well, now I'm down in prison, I got a number for my name The warden said as he locked the door You've gambled your last game (Gambled your last game; Gambled your last game.)