Funny feller 's w'at dey call me—"so diff'ren' from de res'," But ev'rybody got hees fault, as far as I can see— An' all de t'ing I 'm doin', I do it for de bes', Dough w'en I 'm bettin' on a race, dat 's often loss for me— "Oho!" I say, "Alphonse ma frien', to-day is not your day, For more you got your money up, de less your trotter go— But never min' an' don't lie down," dat 's w'at I alway say, An' sing de sam' ole song some more, mebbe a leetle slow— "Jus' tak' your chance, an' try your luck." 

But ev'rybody got hees fault, as far as I can see—

Dough w'en I 'm bettin' on a race, dat 's often loss for me—

For more you got your money up, de less your trotter go—

An' sing de sam' ole song some more, mebbe a leetle slow—

"Jus' tak' your chance, an' try your luck."

 S'pose ma uncle die an' let me honder-dollar, mebbe two— An' I don't tak' hees advice—me—for put heem on de bank— 'Stead o' dat, some lot'rie ticket, to see w'at I can do, An' purty soon I 'm findin' out dey 're w'at you call de blank— Wall! de bank she might bus' up dere—somet'ing might go wrong— Dem feller, w'en dey get it, mebbe skip before de night— Can't tell—den w'ere 's your money? So I sing ma leetle song An' don't boder wit' de w'isky, an' again I feel all right, "Jus' tak' your chance, an' try your luck." 

An' I don't tak' hees advice—me—for put heem on de bank—

An' purty soon I 'm findin' out dey 're w'at you call de blank—

Dem feller, w'en dey get it, mebbe skip before de night—

An' don't boder wit' de w'isky, an' again I feel all right,

"Jus' tak' your chance, an' try your luck."

 If you 're goin' to mak' de marry, kip a look out on de eye, But no matter how you 're careful, it was risky anyhow— An' if you 're too unlucky, jus' remember how you try For gettin' dat poor woman, dough she may have got you now— All de sam', it sometam happen dat your wife will pass away— No use cryin', you can't help it—dere 's your duty to you'se'f— You don't need to ax de neighbor, dey will tell you ev'ry day Start again lak hones' feller, for dere's plaintee woman lef'— "Jus' tak' your chance, an' try your luck." 

But no matter how you 're 

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