Merle Haggard - Kentucky Gambler Lyrics
I wanted more from life, than four kids and a wife
And a job in a dark Kentucky mine
A twenty acre farm, with a shackey house and barn
Thats all I had and all I left behind.
And left behind my woman and my kids
Into the gay casinos, of Nevada's town of Reno
This Kentucky Gambler planned to get rich quick.
Kentucky gambler who's going to love your woman in Kentucky
Yeah and who's going to be the one to give her all she needs
Kentucky gambler, who's going to raise your children in Kentucky
And who's going to keep them fed and keep them shoes on their feet.
There at the gambler's Paradise, Lady luck was on my side
Hey, I wanted 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 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 till he loses all he's got
And with a money-hungry fever, I played on
I played till 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.
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Merle Haggard Kentucky Gambler Comments
Toby just nailed and revived this song.
Awesome!
Toby Keith sang this last night on the Opry to honor Dolly’s 50th year of membership and also the fact he and Haggard were close.
Fuckin legend. Grew up with this here.
this song went to #1 on the country charts in 1975!!!
Merle was the man!! RIP
Great little number.
I relate to this song, as I am addicted to gambling!
I gambled with a fart once and ended up with my shorts full.
Me gustaba mucho su música
Estela Avila - Pendejo.
RIP knowing you are one of the greats Hag
we lost a great one today .Merle Haggared r.i.p
RIP Hag. My favorite song that he sang.
ditto...
ole hag.one of the great ones!
A GREAT song and amazing performer - the HAG! Thanks for sharing this. God bless, Brother Charlie
this Kentucky gal loves ole Merle and all his songs!!! but I love Branded Man and Mama Tried
can't share to FB sez bad parameters ??
Bar stool Merle is not going to play very well with his pick tucked in behind the first fret.
Bryan Petrow...🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻
Love this by Dolly and Merle certainly does it credit, he's got such character in his voice. I think I like this better than Dolly's and I've everything (really everything) she's ever done. Merle is a true star! Mr Cruddy, why not keep your homophobia to yourself? It's certainly not cool in this day and age...
"Homophobia"--a made-up word that literally means "fear of the same thing." I don't have this made-up condition.
Homophobia - a fear that a man will treat you the same way you treat women....
To each their own huh? God forbid that a man should not want to hang out in a ''gay'' casino.
Mas country en mexico
dear buzz7117.
1- I was borned n raised in the bluegrass.
2- Its a fact that its illegal gamble in the great bluegrass.
3- if you dont like that, then change it... But if you cant find a Bible verse saying its ok to gamble, then it wont happen.
4- Its not ok to address people like that... IF YOU HAD ANY EXPERIENCE in Kentucky, you'd know to be more polite. unless your for Louisville.
Goin' into a "gay casino..." Definitely not a good idea.
Gay means happy
shut up dork
This is why its illegal to gamble in Kentucky
Lovely song, it was written by Dolly Parton and released in her Bargain Store album. Merle covered it as a single the same year and it was a big hit for him. He sings it wonderfully.
One of the greatest song writin', storytellin' musicians to have ever drawn breath.....
merle has so many songs it would take a week to listen to them all
Thanks 4 d wonderful comp........the stranger lol
all merle and george and johnny and any old country song for that matter is a best thing to listen to b good to drink cofee to and c good to drink to when you want to forget something
@crazygood96ify Dolly Parton wrote Kentucky Gambler.
tey dont make music like tis anymore
It was kind of cool when Haggard did this song, because around the same time (1975) Dolly also covered one of his songs ("You'll Always Be Special to Me").