(Willie P. Bennett)
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Once I was a rich man,
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A gambler was my game
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¡®Til I saw her cool beauty
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Inside her danced my flame
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And I watched till my desire
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Was turned from me to her
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And she watched till I was blinded
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And then she left me there
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Give her diamonds for her fingers
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And rhinestones for her hair
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Give her dresses for her body
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But don¡¯t ever give her care
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She¡¯ll curse you and she¡¯ll haunt you
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And she¡¯ll do it with a smile
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Even when you¡¯re on the long road
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And been down it many a mile
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I gave her all she needed
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I loved her all I could
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But she wanted more boys
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And I never understood
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And the times that I would leave her
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I never could decide
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Whether I was gone for good then
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Or just for one last ride
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Give her diamonds for her fingers
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And rhinestones for her hair
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Give her dresses for her body
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But don¡¯t ever give her care
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She¡¯ll curse you and she¡¯ll haunt you
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and she¡¯ll do it with a smile
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Even when you¡¯re on the long road
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And been down it many a mile
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Willie¡¯s Diamond Joe
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| Blackie & the Rodeo Kings |
