On the south side of chicago on
A freezin` winter night
In a crowded little bar room
The men were rollin` dice
I`s winnin` by the hundreds
Just rakin` it in
When i looked up from the table
Big john lee was walkin` in.
Well he grabbed a chair beside me
Said `son count me in`
He looked over at my winnin`s
He wore an evil grin
I`d heard of hs reputation
A fairly dangerous man
Yea i heard ol` big john lee
Would pull is gun whenever he can.
Chorus:
I rolled against john lee
He`s a helluva man
He`s hailed from dallas, texas
And he`s known throughout the land.
Now the first hour went slowly
Yea tension buildin` up
John lee was drinkin` jack black
From a dixie cup
He was rollin` double too
Had me in a tight
Here comes john`s dice again
Good god! it`s snake eyes.
Chorus:
I rolled against john lee
He`s a helluva man
He`s hailed from dallas, texas
And he`s known throughout the land.
Oh, the night was growin` colder
The crowd was wearin` thin
John lee put up his savings
Thinkin` he was gonna win
His hands were startin` to tremble
Money gettin` low
Ain`t gonna let this georgia farm boy
Walk outa here with his dough.