Gambling Bar Room Blues Jimmie Rodgers

[Intro]
Ho-ho hey-hey, the gamblin' bar room blues

[Verse 1]
I went down to the corner just to meet my gal
I found her standin' on the sidewalk talkin' to my pal
I strolled back to the bar room to get another drink of gin
But the first thing I knew I was reelin', rockin' and drunk again

[Verse 2]
I kept drinkin' gin and liquor 'till 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

[Chorus]
Hey hee hey-ho, ho hoo-hoo
Hoo-oo hoo-oo, hoo-ho, hoo hey-ho

[Verse 3]
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

[Verse 4]
We both drank lots of liquor, that flatfooted 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