Cashed my paycheck in,
Bet it on one old horse to win.
You think I'd learned my lesson,
But some folks are bound to a life of sin.

Ain't it a shame,
Ain't in a shame,
Oh but everything's fine,
When baby let's her hair hang down.

Went to see my brother,
Oh what miserable shape he's in,
I guess some folks die,
Waitin' on their lives to begin.

Repeat Chorus

Call me a fool if you must,
But I refuse to hang my hopes
On a life that ends in dust.

When my ship comes in
I'm never lookin' back again,
I'll watch the world go by,
Turn to my baby and I'll say,

Ain't it a shame,
Ain't in a shame,
Oh but everything's fine,
Baby let your hair hang down.