All of my life was a laugh and a joke
And then I passed out on the floor
Again and again and again and again and again and again
A drink, a smoke
A fish on a hook, I was rattled and shook 'cause I lost my stake
I took that serious
The chance and the game drove old silky insane
I took that serious
And then I passed out on the floor or a friend
A bath, what a bath, what a bath I'd take
I'm a gambling fool with a roll and a cue
Again and again and again and again and again
What a pain, what a strain on my brain it was
Come on, fade me, Jake
Serious, it was serious, oh, so serious
Put my ass on the line, rubbed my nose in the grime
Again and again and again and again and again
A fish on a hook, I was rattled and shook 'cause I lost my stake
All of my life was a laugh and a joke
Was shooting the craps at the back of fat Jack's
A drink and a smoke
And again and again and again and again and again
All of my life was a laugh and a joke
Wanna play, wanna play, wanna play with you
A drink and a smoke
All of my life was a laugh and a joke
And then I passed out on the floor
Serious, it was serious, oh, so serious
I'm a Las Vegas dreamer, they took to the cleaners
Again and again and again and again and again
And then I passed out on the floor
And they picked me clean
And a drink and a smoke
