Gamblin' Bar Room Blues - The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

I went down to the corner Just to meet my gal I found her standin' on the sidewalk She was talkin'to my pal I strolled back to the barroom To get another drink of gin But the first thing I knew I was leavin' A'rockin' the drunk again Well I kept on drinkin' gin and liquor Way up into the night When my pal walked into the barroom Man we had a terrible fight I reached down for my razor And then I knocked him around But when I pulled my pistol I quickly smoked him down I went down to see my baby I met her on the way I told her I had to leave her I told her I could not stay I started down to the station I stopped in at the bar And there I met a policeman He was cruisin' 'round in his car My baby came in to join us Then it began to rain Man, I was in a hurry Had to catch the midnight train I laid my head on the barroom door I never be drunk no more I pawned my watch, and my gold an' diamonds I pawned my baby's diamond ring I said, hey - hey - hey Hey - hey - hey - hey - hey, oh yeah Hey - hey - hey Hey - hey - hey - hey - hey, oh no

Yeah, I'm gonna tell my tale come on A come on, a give a listen 'Cause I was born lonely down by the riverside Learned to spin fortune wheels, and throw dice I was just thirteen when I had to leave home Knew I couldn't stick around, I had to roam Ain't good looking, but you know I ain't shy Ain't afraid to look it girl, hey hear me out So if you need some lovin', and you need it right away Take a little time out, and maybe I'll stay But I got to ramble (Ramblin' man) Gamble (Gamblin' man) Got to got to ramble (Ramblin' man) I was born a ramblin' (Gamblin' man) Yeah, Uh-uh Say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Hah, hah, a bring it on, come on now Yeah alright here we go now now I'm out of money, 'cause you know I need some Ain't gonna run on lovin', and I must run Gotta keep movin', never gonna slow down You can have your funky world, see you 'round 'Cause I gotta ramble (Ramblin' man) Oh Lord, I gotta gamble (Gamblin' man) Yeah, I gotta ramble (Ramblin' man) Lord I'm a ramblin' (Gamblin' man) Oh, I'm just a rambler Yeah, yeah I'm just a gambler Come on and sing along 'Cause I'm just a rambler (Ramblin' man) Yeah, Lord, I'm a gambler (Gamblin' man) Yeah, rambler (Ramblin' man) Yeah, I'm a gambler (Gamblin' man) A rambler (Ramblin' man)

Heaven, I'm in Heaven And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak And I seem to find the happiness I seek When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek Heaven, I'm in Heaven And the cares that hung around me through the week Seem to vanish like a gambler's lucky streak When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek I love to climb a mountain To reach the highest peak It don't excite me half as much As dancing cheek to cheek I love to go out fishing In a river or a creek It don't excite me half as much As dancing cheek to cheek Dance with me I want my arms about you The charm about you Will carry me through To heaven, I'm in Heaven And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak And I seem to find the happiness I seek When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek Dance with me I want my arms about you The charm about you Will carry me through To Heaven, I'm in Heaven And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak And I seem to find the happiness I seek When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek Out together dancing cheek to cheek Out together dancing cheek to cheek

"Oh please, don't sell me out", Said the man with the hammer, Hammering the anvil "I've been walking on the road of rocks And I keep on hammering, Keep on hammering, Keep on hammering Hammering the anvil." "Don't let the sun go down," Said the man with the fire, Firing the furnace "I've been buried in the snow And I keep on firing, Keep on firing, Firing the furnace." "Don't talk to me", Said the man with the chisel, Chiseling the surface "I've been sleeping far too long, And I keep on chiseling, Keep on chiseling, Keep on chiseling Chiseling the surface." "I don't know what you mean", Said the man with the shovel, Shoveling the ashes, "I've been diggin in the frozen ground, And I keep on shoveling, Keep on shoveling, Keep on shoveling, Shoveling the ashes Chiseling the surface, Firing the furnace, Hammering the anvil Hammering the anvil. "Oh please, don't sell me out", Said the man with the hammer, Hammering the anvil "I've been walking on the road of rocks, And I keep on hammering, Keep on hammering, Keep on hammering, Hammering the anvil." Shoveling the ashes Chiseling the surface Firing the furnace Hammering the anvil. Keep it on, keep it on, keep it on! Hammering the anvil.

Mother dear did you hear how they're teaching me to do the goose step Father mine just in time you gave me a machine to wash my jeans in The customer is always right the girl is much too young to know the difference The guitar hanging in the hall is calling me in all its magnificence Give my compliments to the chef Give my compliments to the chef Leo sits behind the desk he wanna see the woman cooking gravy Nobody sent no argument and I gotta go and join the Royal Navy Madamazelle you do so well you know the meaning of salvation But the General wants me on the phone and he's alone and needs my consolation Give my compliments to the chef Give my compliments to the chef He's crazy he got his head in a basket She's lazy and you don't understand You know I'm running and you don't wanna hide me I know a woman who's a man is a man One night I was dreaming as I lay on my pillow The train I was riding was ten coaches long And in the village they was looking at freedom In the beginning when I knew it was any old time Any old time Any old time Any old time Bad boys don't get no toys and everybody wants to get to heaven The Salvation Army's asking but nobody ever thinks of giving You know I wish I could see yesterday The way I can see tomorrow Go and take a look in a history book It's up to you to mix the stew And when you do Give my compliments to the chef The chef Any old time Any old time Any old time Any old time Any old time Any old time Any old time Any old time Any old time