Appalachian Cobra Worshipers - "Gambler's blues" (traditional)

The Appalachian Cobra Worshipers performing "Gambler's blues", traditional song ACW are: vocals / guitar: Manolis Aggelakis banjo / guitar: Stathis Ioannou broken hand: Marios Sarakinos drums / percussion: Kostas Katalimatias double bass / harmonika: Giorgos Tsalkidis Filmed by Pavlos Kosmidis. Lyrics: It was down at old Joe's bar room At the corner by the square They were serving drinks as usual And the usual crowd was there On my left stood big Joe Mac Kennedy His eyes were bloodshot red he turned to the crowd around him These were the very words he said. I went down to St. James Infirmary I saw my baby there Stretched out on a long, white table So young, so cold, so fair Let her go. Let her go, God bless her Wherever she may be She may search this wide world over And never find another man like me When I die just bury me In my high-top Stetson hat Place a twenty-dollar gold piece on my watch chain Let the Lord know I died standing pat I want six crap-shooters for my pallbearers A chorus girl to sing me a song Put a jazz band on my hearse wagon Let them raise hell as we roll along Let her go. Let her go, God bless her Wherever she may be She may search this wide world over And never find sweet man like me Now that you've heard my story I'll take another shot of booze And if anyone here should ask you I've got the gambler's blues