I met a gamblin? man, I cooled him with my fan
He?d just come in from Carroll, but only for a night or two
And he was on a roll, shining like Pharaoh?s gold. He said
Why don?cha put your little hand in the hand of the Gamblin? Man
Now if I lose, if I lose, let me lose, let me lose. If I lose, if I lose, let me lose.
So I went to Mama?s house, yeah she tried to talk me out
As she broke down hard ?bout the houses in New Orleans
She said you gotta listen Pearl, Hey you?re just a Jackson girl
Now don?t you put your little hand in the hand of the Gamblin? Man
Now if I lose, if I lose, let me lose, let me lose. If I lose, if I lose, let me lose.
And when my Dad got home, and gathered what was going on
There was something in the color of his eyes went from sky to sea
He said he?s going to treat you sweet and then he?ll leave you on Bourbon Street
Now don?t you put your little hand in the hand of the Gamblin? Man
But if I lose, if I lose, let me lose, let me lose. If I lose, if I lose, let me lose.
But maybe I?m a gambler too
And that?s why I love the Gamblin? man, I love to cool him with my fan
There ain?t nothing in this world makes a girl feel like a queen Yeahhh
And when he?s on a roll, and shining like Pharaoh?s gold
I?m gonna put my little hand in the hand of the Gamblin? Man Heyyyyyy
I?m gonna put my little hand in the hand of the Gamblin? Man