"Kentucky Gambler" Lyrics

(Dolly Parton)

He wanted more from life than four kids and a wife
And a job in the dark Kentucky mines
A twenty-acre farm with a shacky house and barn
That's all he had and all he left behind.

At gambling he was lucky so he left Kentucky
Left behind his woman and his kids
Into the gay casino, in Nevada's town of Reno
Kentucky gambler planned to get rich quick.

Kentucky gambler, who's gonna love your woman in Kentucky
Who's gonna be the one to give her what she needs
Kentucky gambler, who's gonna raise your children in Kentucky
Who's gonna keep them fed and keep shoes on their feet.

At the gamblers' paradise lady luck was on his side
Kentucky gambler played his cards just right
He won at everything he played, Kentucky gambler had it made
And he should have quit and gone on home that night.

But when you love the greenback dollar sorrow's always bound to follow
Reno dreams fade into neon amber
And lady luck, she'll leave you on she'll stay awhile, and then she's gone
You'd better go on home Kentucky gambler.

But a gambler never seems to stop till he loses all he's got
And so Kentucky gambler, he played on
He played till he lost all he won, he was right back where he started from
Then he started wanting to go home.

Kentucky gambler, there ain't nobody waiting in Kentucky
When you walked out, somebody else walked in
Kentucky gambler, looks like you ain't really very lucky
Seems to me a gambler looses much more than he wins.

So you think about it Kentucky gambler...