Verse 1
________________(5 words) New Orleans
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___________(3) the ruin ______(2) a poor boy
And God I know _________(2)
Verse 2
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Down in New Orleans
Verse 3
Now the only thing a gambler needs
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Verse 4
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Spend your lives in sin and misery
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Verse 5
Well I’ve got one foot on the platform
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To wear that ball and chain
Verse 6
Well, __________________________(7)
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___________(3) the ruin ______(2) a poor boy
