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