I thought I was a gambler   Broke ev'ry shark in town   Until I met a rounder   Who called all I put down   We laid the cards on the table   He drew an ace high hand   He bet his watch and I called it   And lost my money like a man      (Chorus)   I've got them polka dot blues, oh, them polka dot blues   Lost my hat and my coat and my straight-laced shoes   Sold my watch and went back to lose   The mean old gambling polka dot blues      Now my gal had plenty, so I got twenty   Then went back and sat down   I got a four but thought it was more   As we dealt the cards around   I sat the deck on the table   Bet him all I could stand   I turned it over a measly four   He had another ace high hand      (Repeat chorus)