Come around you rovin' gamblers and a I will tell About the greatest gambler, you all know him well His name was Will O' Conley and he all his life He's had children, yet he's never had a wife
And it's ride, Willie, Roll, Willie, Wherever you are now Nobody
Well, he gambled in the House and in the railroad yards Wherever was people, there was Willie and his cards He had the reputation as the gamblingest man Wives would keep their home when Willie came to town
And it's ride, Willie, Roll, Willie, you are gamblin' now Nobody
down the Mississippi to a town called New Orleans They're still talkin' about their card on that Jackson River Queen "I've come to win some money," Willie says When the finally ended up the whole darn boat was his
And ride, Willie, ride Roll, Willie, Wherever you are now really knows
Up in the rocky mountains in a town called Creek There was an all-night poker game, lasted a week Nine hundred miners had laid their down When finally left the room, he owned the whole darn town
And it's ride, Willie, Roll, Willie, Wherever you are now Nobody
But had a heart of gold and this I know is true He supported all his children and all mothers too He no rings or fancy things like other gamblers wore He spread his money far and to help the sick and the poor
And ride, Willie, ride Roll, Willie, you are gamblin' now Nobody
When you played your cards with Willie, you never knew he was bluffin' or whether he was true He won a from a man who folded in his chair The man, he left a diamond flush, didn't even have a pair
And it's ride, Willie, Roll, Willie, you are gamblin' now Nobody
It was late one evenin' during a poker A man all his money, he said, "Willie was to blame" He shot poor Willie through the head, which was a tragic When Willie's cards fell on the floor, were aces backed with eights
And ride, Willie, ride Roll, Willie, you are gamblin' now Nobody
So all you gamblers, wherever you might be The of this story is very plain to see Make your while you can, before you have to stop For when you pull that dead man's hand, your days are up
And ride, Willie, ride Roll, Willie, you are gamblin' now Nobody knows