Here comes gambler Louis spending cash in a dark horse, again!
He had this good hunch: This time, I'm gonna win
The race started out, the horse lost and Louis called names, hell yeah!
Next week he'll do the same thing again

Gambler Louis is falling down today, every day, and day by day
There are no savings left to fill his agony and pain, no way
He is meant to fall down, all the way down
He'll never get up again!

He went to a honky tonk bar to play cards, with some friends, old friends!
He had this good hand and screamed out loud: All in
One man called the bet and won the round and showed no respect, damn yeah!
Louis left the place full of regrets

Gambler Louis is falling down today, every day, and day by day
There are no savings left to fill his agony and pain, no way
He is meant to fall down, all the way down
He'll never get up again!

Today's my lucky day: Louis said once again! Yey, yey!
At the roulette wheel: Green, black or red
He tried blackjack, dice, slots and other things
As you may know, he lost all sorts of games

Gambler Louis is falling down today, every day, and day by day
There are no savings left to fill his agony and pain, no way
He is meant to fall down, all the way down
He'll never get up again!

Back in his trailer house, Louis told his wife what he did (had done)
She started crying out, packed her things and fled away
Inside the place, he checked the closet and the fridge, and no way!
There was nothing left there and Louis said: I'll starve to death

The place was upside down, he checked for food or a change
He found a buck and ran to play another game
Downtown, he asked for a scratch card game
Louis lost again, now with no food, family or friends

Gambler Louis is falling down today, every day, and day by day
There are no savings left to fill his agony and pain, no way
He is meant to fall down, all the way down
He'll never get up again!