Mama Couldn't Be Persuaded - Warren Zevon

    Gambler ambled down a country lane
    Looking for a game of chance
    She was twenty-one or two
    And she knew what she wanted
    And she wanted that gamblin' man

    Her parents warned her
    Tried to reason with her
    She was determined that she wanted Bill
    They'd all be offended at the mention still
    If they heard this song, which I doubt they will

    And my mama couldn't be persuaded
    When they pleaded with their daughter
    don't marry that gamblin' man
    Mama couldn't be persuaded
    When they pleaded with their daughter
    don't marry that gamblin' man
    Mama couldn't be persuaded
    When they pleaded with her
    No, no nevertheless
    I said my mama couldn't be persuaded
    when they pleaded with her,
    "Daughter, don't marry that gamblin' man."

    Gambler tried to be a family man
    Though it didn't suit his style
    He thought he had him a winning combination
    So he took us where the stakes were high
    Her parents warned her
    Tried to reason with her
    Never kept their disappointment hid
    They all went to pieces when the bad luck hit
    Stuck in the middle, I was the kid

    And my mama couldn't be persuaded
    When they pleaded with their daughter
    don't marry that gamblin' man
    Mama couldn't be persuaded
    When they pleaded with their daughter
    don't marry that gamblin' man
    Mama couldn't be persuaded
    When they pleaded with her,
    No, no, nevertheless,
    My Mama couldn't be persuaded
    When my Granny pleaded with her
    Not to marry that gamblin' man.

    I said my mama couldn't be persuaded
    When they pleaded with their daughter
    don't marry that gamblin' man
    Mama couldn't be persuaded
    When they pleaded with their daughter
    don't marry that gamblin' man
    Mama couldn't be persuaded
    When they pleaded with their daughter
    don't marry that gamblin' man

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