Gambling Barroom Blues Lyrics - Steve Forbert

I went down to the corner, just to meet my gal 

I found her standing on the sidewalk, talking to my pal 

I strolled back to the bar room, to get another drink of gin 

The first thing I knew I was reelin', rocking and drunk again 

I kept drinking gin and liqour, till way up in the night 

When my pal came to the bar room, we had an awful fight 

I reached down for my razor, and then we knocked around 

But when I pulled my pistol, I quickly smoked him down 

The gambling bar room blues 

I went down to see my baby, and met her on the way 

I told her I'd have to leave her, I told her I could not stay 

I started down to the station, and stopped in at the bar 

There I met a policeman, riding in a motor car 

We both drank lots of liqour, that flat footed cop and I 

I thought he would never leave me, Lord, I thought I'd die 

My baby came in to join us, and then it began to rain 

Then I had to hurry, hurry, to catch that midnight train 

I laid my head in the bar room door, I never get drunk anymore 

I pawned my watch and my golden chain 

I pawned my baby's diamond ring 

Police, police, police, you're just as drunk as me 

I'm grabbed that old eight-wheeler, and make for the deep blue sea