Kentucky Gambler Songtext
von Merle Haggard and The Strangers

I wanted more from life than four kids and a wife
And a job in a dark Kentucky mine
A 20 acre farm, with a shackey house and barn
That′s all I had, and all I left behind

But at gambling, I was lucky, and so I left Kentucky
And left behind my woman and my kids
Into the gay casino, in Nevada's town of Reno
This Kentucky gambler planned to get rich quick

(Kentucky gambler, who′s gonna to love your woman in Kentucky?)
Yeah, and who's gonna to be the one to give her everythingshe needs?
(Kentucky gambler, who's gonna raise your children in Kentucky?)
And who′s gonna keep them fed and keep them shoes on their feet?


There at the gambler′s paradise, lady luck was on my side
And this Kentucky gambler played just right
Hey, I won at everything I played, I really thought I had it made
But I should have quit and gone on home that night

But when you love the green backed dollar, sorrow's always bound to follow
And Reno′s dreams fade into neon amber
And Lady Luck, she'll lead you on, she′ll stay a while, and then she's gone
You better go on home, Kentucky gambler

But a gambler never seems to stop ′til he loses all he's got
And with a money-hungry fever, I played on
I played 'til I′d lost all I′d won, I was right back where I'd started from
Then I started wanting to go home

(Kentucky gambler, there ain′t nobody waiting in Kentucky)
When I ran out, somebody else walked in
(Kentucky gambler, looks like you ain't really very lucky)
And it seems to me, a gambler loses much more than he wins

Much more than he wins