Elf - Gambler, Gambler lyrics

I got to tell ya about the blues
I gotta tell ya just how I lose
Ain't got no money
But I'll straighten up my hand and
Let the cards fall down

Gambler, gambler
Shake down in the first degree
Gambler, gambler
Shake down in the first degree
I've never been a gambler
So please don't mess with me
Hey, jury, jury, I tell you story true
Ah listen, jury, jury, tell you story true
The jury found me guilty
Don't know what to do

I was banned in Boston
Set up in old Saint Lou
Surrounded by the FBI for
Something I didn't do
Now my baby left me, left me all alone
Judge said, "Son, you ain't going home"

Gambler, gambler
Shake down in the first degree
Well, I've never been a gambler
So please don't mess with me no, no, no

Oh, gambler, gambler
Shake down in the first degree
Gambler, gambler
Shake down in the first degree
I've never been a gambler
Please don't mess with me