Gambler ambled down a country lane
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Looking for a game of chance
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She was twenty-one or two
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And she knew what she wanted
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And she wanted that gamblin' man
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Her parents warned her
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Tried to reason with her
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She was determined that she wanted Bill
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They'd all be offended at the mention still
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If they heard this song, which I doubt they will
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And my mama couldn't be persuaded
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When they pleaded with their daughter
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don't marry that gamblin' man
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Mama couldn't be persuaded
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When they pleaded with their daughter
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don't marry that gamblin' man
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Mama couldn't be persuaded
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When they pleaded with her
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No, no nevertheless
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I said my mama couldn't be persuaded
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when they pleaded with her,
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"Daughter, don't marry that gamblin' man."
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Gambler tried to be a family man
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Though it didn't suit his style
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He thought he had him a winning combination
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So he took us where the stakes were high
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Her parents warned her
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Tried to reason with her
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Never kept their disappointment hid
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They all went to pieces when the bad luck hit
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Stuck in the middle, I was the kid
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And my mama couldn't be persuaded
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When they pleaded with their daughter
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don't marry that gamblin' man
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Mama couldn't be persuaded
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When they pleaded with their daughter
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don't marry that gamblin' man
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Mama couldn't be persuaded
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When they pleaded with her,
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No, no, nevertheless,
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My Mama couldn't be persuaded
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When my Granny pleaded with her
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Not to marry that gamblin' man.
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I said my mama couldn't be persuaded
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When they pleaded with their daughter
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don't marry that gamblin' man
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Mama couldn't
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Mama Couldn`t Be Persuaded
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Warren Zevon |