He wanted more from like
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 saty awhile, and then she's gone
You'd better go on home kentucky gambler

But a gambler never seems to stop
Til he loses all he's got
And so, kentucky gambler, he played on
He played til 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

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• A Cowboy's Ways
• Almost in Love
• Applejack
• Better Part of Life
• Blue Me
• Boulder to Birmingham
• Brave Little Soldier
• Bubbling Over
• Burning
• Burning to Burned
• Busy Signal
• Butterflies
• Calm on The Water
• Christmas Without You
• Could I Have Your Autograph
• Cry, Cry Darlin'
• D. I. V. O. R. C. E.
• Dirty Job
• Don't Let It Trouble Your Mind
• Down
• Down from Dover
• Down on Music Row
• Downtown
• Dumb Blonde
• Dump The Dude
• Elusive Butterfly
• Even a Fool Would Let Go
• Evening Shade
• Everyday Hero
• Fish Out of Water
• Fuel to The Flame
• Gamble Either Way
• Getting in My Way
• Great Balls of Fire
• Hard Candy Christmas
• Harper Valley Pta
• He's a Go Getter
• Heartsong
• Help
• Higher & Higher
• Holdin' on to You
• How Does It Feel
• I Believe in Santa Claus
• I Can't Help Myself
• I Couldn't Wait Forever
• I Don't Want to Throw Rice
• I Know You by Heart
• I Really Don't Want to Know
• I Took Him for Granted
• I Walk The Line
• I Wasted My Tears
• I'll Oil Wells Love You
• I'm a Drifter
• I'm in No Condition
• I'm Not Worth The Tears
• Islands in The Stream
• Jealous Heart
• Kentucky Gambler
• Letter to Heaven
• Life's Like Poetry
• Little Blossom
• Little Sparrow
• Livin' a Lie
• Make Love Work
• Making Believe
• Mine
• Mommie, Ain't That Daddy
• More Than I Can Say
• Never Ending Love
• Old Black Kettle
• Once in a Very Blue Moon
• Once Upon a Christmas
• One Emotion After Another
• One of Those Days
• Pms Blues
• Preacher Tom
• Precious Memories
• Queen of The Tabloids
• Red Hot Screaming Love
• Robert
• Satisfied
• Savin' It for You
• Send Me The Pillow That You Dream On
• Shattered Image
• She Don't Love You
• Slow Healing Heart
• Something Fishy
• Star of The Show
• Stay Out of My Bedroom
• Still on Your Mind
• Straight Talk
• Sweet Summer Lovin'
• Take Me Back to The Country
• The Christmas Song
• The Company You Keep
• The Fire That Keeps You Warm
• The Giving & The Taking
• The Great Pretender
• The Greatest Gift of All
• The Little Things
• The Moon Stars, & Me
• The River Unbroken
• There
• Thought I Couldn't Dance
• Tie Our Love
• Time for Me to Fly
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• Turn Turn Turn
• Two Little Orphans
• Two Lovers
• Unlikely Angel
• Wait 'til I Get You Home
• Walter Henry Hagan
• Wayfaring Stranger
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• We Might Be in Love
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• What Do You Think About Loving
• What is It My Love
• When The Sun Goes Down Tomorrow
• When You Tell Me That You Love Me
• Where Beauty Lives in Memory
• Why, Why, Why
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• With Bells On
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• You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling
• Your Kisses Are Charity