Big Time Gamblin’ Man

Lyrics

His hands were quicker than lightning Billy Red they called him by name He was always ready to take your money In a crooked gamblin' game One night he sat at a table Lady Luck was takin' her turn But he kept on playin' and he went on losin' Billy Red had money to burn He was always dressed in the very best Everything spick and splendid You could tell by the way that he walked and talked He was a big-time gamblin' man The cards kept runnin' against him So he made up a dеsperate plan Then Billy Rеd decided he'd bet his fortune On the cards of the very next man He picked the deck up to deal on And his hands were swift as the wind But the man beside him reached out and grabbed him And he smiled a terrible grin He was always dressed in the very best Everything spick and splendid You could tell by the way that he walked and talked He was a big-time gamblin' man A shot rang out at the table Billy Red, he slumped to the floor He had reached the end of a wicked journey Billy Red would gamble no more He was always dressed in the very best Everything spick and splendid But he had not a friend when it came to the end Of a big-time gamblin' man