I'm Unlucky at Gambling - Howard McGillin, Cole Porter, Kim Criswell

I went to Monte Carlo

The other day

I went to Monte Carlo

To have some play

I went to Monte Carlo

And straight away

I went and fell in love with

The croupier

The croupier advised me

To back the red

The croupier was handsome

I lost my head

And when the game was over

And red was dead

I realized I’d played on

The black instead

For I’m unlucky at gambling

And I’m unlucky in love

Why should I go on scrambling

To get to heaven above?

It’s bad enough to lose your purse

But when you lose your heart, it’s even worse

Oh, I’m unlucky at gambling

And I’m unlucky in love

I took the croupier to

A picture show

I took the croupier to

A picture show

And though I snuggled close when

The lights were low

The croupier impressed me

As rather slow

I said, «I like John Gilbert

A lot, don’t you?»

I said, «I like John Gilbert

A lot, don’t you?»

He didn’t answer, but when

The show was through

I realized that he liked

John Gilbert, too

For I’m unlucky at gambling

And I’m unlucky in love

Why should I go on scrambling

To get to heaven above?

It’s bad enough to lose your purse

But when you lose your heart, it’s even worse

Oh, I’m unlucky at gambling

And I’m unlucky in love