I want to tell you about the blues
I got to tell you just how I lose
Ain't got no money
Going to straighten up my head and let the cards fall down
Gambler, gambler
Shake down in the first degree
I said, gambler, gambler
Shake down in the first degree
Well, I've never been a gambler
So please don't mess with me
Jury, jury, tell your story true
I said, jury, jury, tell your story true
Oh I've never been a gambler
I just don't know what to do
Well, I was banned in Boston, sent up in old Saint Lou
Arrested by the F.B.I. for something I didn't do
Now my baby left me, I feel so all alone
The judge said, son, you ain't going home
Gambler, gambler
Shake down in the first degree
Well, I've never been a gambler
So please don't mess with me
No, no, no
Gambler, gambler
Shake down in the first degree
I said, gambler, gambler
Shake down in the first degree
Well, I've never been a gambler
So please don't mess with me
Don't mess with me, no
