Dying Gambler's Blues

Listen here, all you dice men

Listen here, all you nice men

Listen to what I'm tryin' to say

My best friend he's died today

This mornin' I left 'bout half past nine

All the gamblers on the line

One to kneeled down and tried to pray

My best friend is passed away

Last night I heard my man cryin'

Everybody said he was dyin'

Oh me! Oh me! They cried

All the women they cried

Little children, they cried

When my man died

Nobody wants to see a good gambler die

My man said before he died

Take the deck of cards at his side

Lay a deck or dice on his chest

He's one more good gambler and he's gone to rest

Oh me! Oh me! Have mercy!

Have mercy on me!

I ain't got nobody to pet and hold me

I fell down on my knees

I wrung my hands and I wanted to scream

'Cause there's nobody wants to see a good gambler die