Delia Was A Gambling Girl, Gambled All Around,

Delia Was A Gambling Girl, She Laid Her Money Down.

All The Friends I Ever Had Are Gone.



Delia's Dear Ol' Mother Took A Trip Out West,

When She Returned, Little Delia Gone To Rest.

All The Friends I Ever Had Are Gone.



Delia's Daddy Weeped, Delia's Momma Moaned,

Wouldn't Have Been So Bad If The Poor Girl Died At Home.

All The Friends I Ever Had Are Gone.



Curtis' Looking High, Curtis' Looking Low,

He Shot Poor Delia Down With A Cruel Forty-four.

All The Friends I Ever Had Are Gone.



High Up On The Housetops, High As I Can See,

Looking For Them Rounders, Looking Out For Me.

All The Friends I Ever Had Are Gone.



Men In Atlanta, Tryin' To Pass For White,

Delia's In The Graveyard, Boys, Six Feet Out Of Sight.

All The Friends I Ever Had Are Gone.



Judge Says To Curtis, "What's This Noise About?"

"All About Them Rounders, Judge, Tryin' To Cut Me Out."

All The Friends I Ever Had Are Gone.



Curtis Said To The Judge, "What Might Be My Fine?"

Judge Says, "Poor Boy, You Got Ninety-nine."

All The Friends I Ever Had Are Gone.



Curtis' In The Jail House, Drinking From An Old Tin Cup,

Delia's In The Graveyard, She Ain't Gettin' Up.

All The Friends I Ever Had Are Gone.



Delia, Oh Delia, How Can It Be?

You Loved All Them Rounders, Never Did Love Me.

All The Friends I Ever Had Are Gone.



Delia, Oh Delia, How Can It Be?

You Wanted All Them Rounders, Never Had Time For Me.

All The Friends I Ever Had Are Gone.