Son of a Rotten Gambler Lyrics

Emmylou Harris Son Of A Rotten Gambler written by Chip Taylor
Frank Reckard lead guitar
Steve Fishell steel guitar
Don Johnson piano
Mike Bowden bass
John Ware drums
Barry Tashian guitar
Wayne Goodwin mandolin
And his love will be his vision
And he'll take you where you stand
And will you stand your life by his
And help the boy become a man
And he'd be the son of his father his father the teacher
Teaching love and honesty being his own man handler
For the son of the son of run of the mill run rotten gambler
Will the devil be getting to you as you look back
Over what you've done
And what you've done was it for reason or rhyme
Was it just for fun
And he'd be the son of his father his father the teacher
Teaching love and honesty being his own man handler
For the son of the son of run of the mill run rotten gambler
Back on the road now you can lose your head
There ain't no kingdom for the gambling man
You know the road now and you've made your stand
When his eyes shine upon you shine upon you
And he'd be the son of his father his father the teacher
Teaching love and honesty being his own man handler
For the son of the son of run of the mill run rotten gambler
Back on the road now you can lose your head
There ain't no kingdom for the gambling man
You know the road now and you've made your stand
When his eyes shine upon you shine upon you
And he'd be the son of his father his father the teacher
Teaching love and honesty being his own man handler
For the son of the son of run of the mill run rotten gambler
From Emmylou Harris "Cimarron"
Blackwood Music/Back Road Music(BMI)
Warner Brothers Records 1981