Now if you have ever been a gambler, I want you to listen and see if this ain't true Now if you have been a gambler, I want you to listen and see if this ain't true When you lose your last dollar you don't know what to do Then when you lose all of your money, you put all your clothes in pawn Then when you lose all of your money, you put all your clothes in pawn You go back to where you was gambling, and the dice kept rolling on And you holler too thin, but all the traders are gone And you holler too thin, but all the traders are gone And you turn to the game keeper and ask him what is going on wrong Soon the game starts on, and you go back to the table again Soon the game starts on, and you go back to the table again You pick up the dice, and you try your best to win Luck is against you, you try but it's all in vain Luck is against you, you try but it's all in vain You start home to your woman, and find you are broke again