Lyrics

A neon gator with a deck of cards
Dealing out deuces like he's a bodyguard
Paid down a hundred dollar bill for free
On my arm is lucky charm Voodoo Marie
Down by the river at the CoonAss Casino
Where dice is hot and hand grenades are cold
Down by the river at the CoonAss Casino
I'm trading in my silver for a pot of gold

The dealer's grinning like a catfish in the sun
He'll see a thousand losers before the night is done
The smoke as thick as gravy in a bowl of dirty rice
The sequined barfly says the booze is feeling really nice
I'm betting sure on the black
Betting it all on the red
With a heavy leaded heart
And a ringing in my head
I put my last fiber on lucky number seven
Praying like a damned sinner at the gates of Cajun heaven
With the rhythm of the shuffle it's pumping my blood
Like a paddle wheel churning through silting mud

The sun is peeking through Spanish moss and pine
I'm walking down the levee

Nary single dime
But tomorrow is payday
The riverboat is near
I'll be back with a new system
And in a beat an Abita beer

Down by the river
At the CoonAss Casino
Where dice is hot and the hand grenades are cold
Down by the river at the CoonAss Casino
I'm trading in my silver for a pot of gold

From docks at Lake Charles to streets of New Orleans
It's the biggest high stakes circus this pauper’s seen
When the river starts a-risin
And the whistle starts to blow
C'est la vie suckers
That's the way the song goes

Let the good times roll the gamblers say
Laissez-le bon temps rouler
Laissez-le bon temps rouler