Ho-ho-hay-hay The Gambling Bar Room Blues
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.
But the first thing I knew I was reeling, rocking and drunk again.
I kept drinking gin and liquor, 'til way up in the night.
When my pal walked into 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.
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 liquor, 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'll 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'll grab that old eight-wheeler, and make for the deep blue sea-ee.