The Gambler

Now Will was quite a gambler
And he like to wheel and deal.
He'd bet on anything that moved
From your bowels to roulette wheels.

He'd bet on all the ballgames
And he'd wager on the races.
And he could tell if you were bluffin'
Or if you were holdin' aces.

Well one day he met a pilot
Who said, "He'd like to make a bet"
And he said, "I'd better warn ya
Cuz I haven't lost on yet."

He said, "I'll bet a hundred dollars
I can take ya in my plane
And won't be up very long
Before you will complain."

Now Will he never was one
To back down from a dare.
So he said, "I'll go and get my wife
And you can take us both up there."

Well Will and his wife climbed in the plane
And they buckled down inside
And then the pilot turned the key
And they started on their ride.

They reached the wild blue yonder
And they raced across the sky.
And then the pilot did some stunts
To try to make Will cry.

He did some fancy loopdy loops
And then did a tail stand.
And then he killed the engine
And they fell back down towards land.

Then he did a bunch of other
Death defying tricks.
Things that would have made
Most common men get sick.

But will sat like he was born there
And he never made a peep.
In fact the pilot kinda thought
Ol' Will had gone to sleep.

Well soon the ride was over
And they landed on the ground.
And still the pilot was amazed
That Will had never made a sound

Well he asked him how he did it
As he handed him his win.
And as Will picked up the hundred
On his face there was a grin.

He said, "you know that I'm a gambler
And I've hardly ever lost
In fact the code I love by
Is to win at any cost."

"But today I almost lost one
Cuz I almost gave a shout.
When we made that last big barrel roll
And I saw my wife fall out!"