Gambler's Blues Lyrics - Dave Van Ronk

It was down by old Joe's bar room 

On the corner of the square 

They were serving drinks as usual 

And the usual crowd was there 

On my left stood big Joe MacKennedy 

And his eyes were bloodshot red 

When he turned to the crowd around him 

These are the very words he said 

I went down to that St. James Infirmary 

I saw my baby there 

Stretched out on a long, white table 

So sweet, so cold, so fair 

Let her go, let her go god bless her 

Wherever she may be 

She may search this wide world over 

And never find sweetened man like me 

And when I die please bury me 

In my high-top Stetson hat 

Put a twenty-dollar gold piece on my watch chain 

My gang will know I died standing pat 

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I want six crap-shooters for my pallbearers 

While a girl sing me a'song 

And put a jazz band on my hearse wagon 

To raise hell as I stroll along 

Let her go. Let her go, God bless her 

Wherever she may be 

She may search this wide world over 

And never find sweetened man like me 

Well now that i've told my story 

I'll take another shot of booze 

And if anyone should happen to ask you 

Well i've got those gambler's blues 

Let her go. Let her go, God bless her 

Wherever she may be 

She may search this wide world over 

And never find sweetened man like me 

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