Bessie Smith - Follow The Deal On Down lyrics

Stop rollin' them bones & listen to me; I had a gamblin' man He's hard to understand He just give me worries and goin' around He was scheming to his dice Couldn't give him no advice He followed the deal on down He was a gambler I mean he was a gambler And he'd always lay his money down If he win or if he lose He would never sing the blues He followed the deal on down He took sick the other day And his bills i had to pay None of his good friends could be found Not a penny to his name Of course he's not to blame Lord, he followed the deal on down He was a gambler Yes he was a gambler And he would always go from town to town Gamblin' life he'd crave It lays a poor boy in his grave He followed the deal on down