They met by chance on a riverboat
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On the way to New Orleans.
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He was a handsome gambler.
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She was any young man's dream.
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The thrill they felt when their eyes met
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Was plain for all to see.
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The gambler and the lady
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Who was someone's bride-to-be.
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In her cabin was a satin gown
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And a veil of snowy white.
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Her wedding in the chapel
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Was set for Friday night.
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Funny how just three short days
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Can change a lady's plans.
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She knew she'd have to tell her groom
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She loved a gamblin' man.
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(They lived and laughed and gambled
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All through the night and day.
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For the love of this gambler
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She threw her life away.
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The dealer dealt him one last hand;
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The lady caught her breath.
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She saw he held the ace of spades-
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The gambler's card of death.)
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They stepped ashore in New Orleans;
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Her heart was filled with fear.
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The ace of spades had told her
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That someone's death was near.
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Her bridegroom took one look at them
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And knew that he had lost.
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And now he must defend his pride
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No matter what the cost.
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She watched him as he took
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A tiny pistol from his vest.
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She cried "Don't kill this gambling man
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Just because I love him best!"
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The lady ran between them
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As the shot rang in the night.
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For the love of the gambler
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She paid with her life.
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(For the love of a gambler
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The lady gave her life.)
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Gambler And The Lady
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| Norma Jean |
