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Narration / Gambling Polka Dot Blues
Hank Snow
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I had a guitarist, and he had laid the guitar down and put the knife on top of it
And had a very similar sound to a steel guitar and electric
But then there was not any electric guitars there in New York
But it made a weird sound, but it was catchy
And it would carry. The tune would carry or the cord would, or whatever you call it
He had a tonal voice that was convincing
Easily to convince that if he had opportunity that he could do something
And he seemed to think so, too
When I asked him was he doing any good with his songs he said he just got a rejection from RCA Radio Corporation
I read a letter that was RCA rejected it, one of his songs
And told him maybe sometime later they could use it or something like that
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I thought I was a gambler
Broke ev'ry shark in town
Until I met a rounder
Who called all I put down
We laid the cards on the table
He drew an ace high hand
He bet his watch and I called it
And lost my money like a man
I've got them polka dot blues
Oh, them polka dot blues
Lost my hat and my coat and my straight-laced shoes
Sold my watch and went back to lose
The mean old gambling polka dot blues
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Now my girl had plenty, so I got twenty
Then went back and sat down
I got a four but thought it was more
As we dealt the cards around
I sat the deck on the table
Bet him all i could stand
I turned it over a measly four
He had another ace high hand
I've got them polka dot blues
Oh, them polka dot blues
Lost my hat and my coat and my straight-laced shoes
Sold my watch and went back to lose
The mean old gambling polka dot blues
Yes, the mean old gambling polka dot blues
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