I Don't Want to Be a Gambler

DESCRIPTION: "Oh, I don't want to be a gambler, An' I'll tell you the reason why, My Lord, sittin' in his Kingdom, Got his eyes on me, God got his eyes on me...." "Oh, I don't want to be a lawyer, An' I'll tell you the reason why" "Oh, I don't want to be a drunkard"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1927 (Sandburg-TheAmericanSongbag)
KEYWORDS: religious virtue nonballad
FOUND IN: US
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Sandburg-TheAmericanSongbag, p. 465, "I Don't Want to Be a Gambler" (1 text, 1 tune)
File: San465

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