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Bound To Lose Lyrics by The Holy Modal Rounders

The Holy Modal Rounders

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[Verse 1]
Sailin' down the river to New Orleans to New Orleans
Bet my money by the gamblin' rules
Goin' from town, town to town, town to town
Come and lay your dollar down
[Chorus]
Bound to lose, bound to lose, bound to lose
Riverboat gambler's bound to lose
[Verse 2]
Here comes Susie with her hair piled high, with her hair piled high
Sister Sue keeps a-watchin' her eye
Hookers and hustlers follow her around, follow her down
Come and lay your dollar down
[Chorus]
Bound to lose, bound to lose, bound to lose
Riverboat gambler's bound to lose
[Verse 3]
Wheelin' an' a-dealin’, ’round she goes, around she goes
Where she stops, nobody knows
Listen good people if you want the news, if you want the news
A riverboat gambler's bound to lose
[Chorus]
Bound to lose, bound to lose, bound to lose
Riverboat gambler's bound to lose
[Verse 4]
Rouge on faces, fancy clothes, those fancy clothes
Money comes, and the money goes
Moon and stars sometimes I feel, sometimes I feel
He's not, she's not, it's not real
It's not real, it’s not real, it’s not real
He's not, she's not, it's not real
[Chorus]
Bound to lose, bound to lose, bound to lose
Riverboat gambler's bound to lose
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The Holy Modal Rounders

The Holy Modal Rounders

About “Bound To Lose” by The Holy Modal Rounders

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"Bound To Lose" appears on "The Holy Modal Rounders".

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