Merle Haggard — Gambling Polka Dot Blues

[Verse 1] I thought I was a gambler, I broke every shark in town Until I met up with a rounder who called all I put down I put the cards on the table and he drew an ace-high hand He bet his watch and I called it and I lost my money like a man [Chorus] I've got them polka dot blues, the polka dot blues I lost my hat and my coat and my straight-lace shoes I hocked my watch and went back to lose The mean old gambling polka dot blues Got the gambling polka dot blues [Verse 2] My gal had plenty, so I got twenty, then I went back and sat down I got a four, but I thought he was more, as he dealt the cards around He set the deck on the table and I bet him all I could stand When I turned over a measly four, he had another ace-high hand [Chorus] I've got them polka dot blues, the polka dot blues I lost my hat and my coat and my straight-lace shoes I hocked my watch and went back to lose The mean old gambling polka dot blues Got the gambling polka dot blues Got the gambling polka dot blues