Roving Gambler
Roving Gambler

Billie Joe Armstrong, Norah Jones - Roving Gambler Lyrics

The narrative unfolds through the eyes of a wandering gambler who recounts his life's twists stemming from his love for gambling. He describes his transient nature and the love he encounters, only to leave it behind as he pursues his risky passion. His… Read more

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Roving Gambler Lyrics

I am a roving gambler I gambled all around
Whenever I meet with a deck of cards
I lay my money down
Lay my money down, lay my money down

I had not been in Washington many more weeks than three
I met up with a pretty little girl
She fell in love with me
She 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 ears
I love that gambling man
Love that gambling man, love that gambling man

Oh daughter oh dear daughter how can you treat me so?
Leave your dear old mother
And with that gambler go
With that gambler go, with that gambler go

My mother, oh dear mother you can not understand
If you ever see me coming back
I'll be with a gambling man
With that gambling man, with that gambling man

I left her in El Paso and I wound up in Maine
I met up with a gambling man
Got in a poker game
Got in a poker game, got in a poker game

We put our money in the pot and dealt the cards around
I saw him deal from the bottom of the deck
Shot that gambler down
Shot that gambler down, shot that gambler down

Well, now I'm in the jailhouse 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

I am a roving gambler I gambled all around
Whenever I meet with a deck of cards
I lay my money down
Lay my money down, lay my money down

Writer(s): BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG, DP
Copyright(s): Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind

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What is the Meaning of Roving Gambler?

The narrative unfolds through the eyes of a wandering gambler who recounts his life's twists stemming from his love for gambling. He describes his transient nature and the love he encounters, only to leave it behind as he pursues his risky passion. His relationship with a young woman emphasizes the familial tension caused by his lifestyle. The story takes a darker turn as he participates in a deceitful poker game, leading to violence and his subsequent imprisonment. The song reflects themes of recklessness, love, and the inevitable consequences of an unrepentant gambler's life. #GamblingAddiction #LifeChoices #Consequences

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