Riverboat

I walked out one morning
And the sun was in my eyes
A lonely past stood in my way
And sleep was on my mind

I walked and walked about a thousand miles
Never did I see the river's end
I was lost in the fog
And early morning light
Just waiting for that new day to begin

Riverboat coming down the river
Riverboat coming down the line
Riverboat take me to my lover
Riverboat don't leave me behind

So now I'm a riverboat gambling man
I take their money by slight of hand
I live the life that pleases me
never to touch the land.

My days are spent with a deck of cards
So easily I do play
The games of chance
The sweet romance
I'm always on display.

Riverboat coming down that river
Riverboat coming down that line
Riverboat take me to my lover
Riverboat don't leave me behind

I 'm a Riverboat gambling man
I take real pride in my trade
I fill the inside straight so well 

I am the Jack of Spades

I dress in a linen suit
I wear the Panama hat
My boots are always shined so well
by shoeshine men who use pitch black

The rings of my fingers are woven
 silver and gold
My derringer is always ready
to defend my Eagle stack
I've won by watching carefully
As evening swelters on my back