Townes Van Zandt - Little Willie The Gambler Lyrics
Come round you rovin gamblers theres a story I will tell*About the greatest gambler you all should know him wellHis name was Willie O''Connelly and he gambled all his lifeHe's had 27 children yet he's never had a wifeAnd it's ride Willie ride, roll Willie roll,Where ever you're a gamblin' now nobody knowsWell he gambled in the white house and in the railroad yardsWhere ever there was people there was Willie and his cardsHe had the reputation as the gamblinest man aroundWives would keep their husbands home when Willie came townSailin down the Mississippi to a town called New OrleansThey're still talkin about that card game on that Jackson Queen"I've come to win some money," gamblin Willie saysWhen the game finally ended up, the whole darn boat was hisUp in the Rocky Mountains in a town called Cripple CreekThere was an old poker game lasted about a week900 miners had laid their money downWhen Willie finally left the room he owned the whole darn town.Well Willie had a heart of gold and this I know is trueHe supported all his children and all their mothers tooHe wore no wings and fancy things that other gamblers woreHe spread his money far and wide to help the sick and poorWhen you played your cards with Willie you never really knewWhether he was bluffin or whether he was trueHe won a fortune from a man who folded in his chairThe man he left a diamond flush Willie didn't even have a pairIt was late one evening during a poker gameA man lost all his money said Willie was to blameHe shot poor Willie through the head which was a tragic fateWillie's cards fell on the floor they were aces backed with eightsSo all you ramblin gamblers where ever you might beThe moral of the story is very plain to seeMake your money while you can before you have to stopCause when you pull that dead man's hand your gamblin days are up.
