Marguerite and the Gambler-Mary Black

[ti:Marguerite and the Gambler] [ar:Mary Black] [al:Stories from the Steeples] [by:] [offset:0] [00:12.98]See the man in the picture with the falcon on his glove [00:18.80]A famous gambler they say he never knew defeat [00:24.91]Lucky at cards oh he was lucky in love [00:30.55]He gave his heart to the lovely Marguerite [00:36.61]See the woman beside him whispering in his ear [00:42.04]She was a famous beauty with men falling at her feet [00:48.29]Her father was the richest man in the town of Belvedere [00:53.98]Where the Gambler met the lovely Marguerite [00:59.80]The day when the handsome gambling man [01:02.80]Came through that town [01:05.17]They met by chance at the corner of the street [01:10.73]The scene was set for the tragedy [01:15.86]It was love at first sight [01:17.92]For the Gambler and the lovely Marguerite [01:23.80]Their passion was a fire that could not be contained [01:29.08]And when they made love oh how their hearts did beat [01:34.65]And from that moment the whole world would be forever changed [01:41.12]For the Gambler and the lovely Marguerite [01:46.77]When her father heard the news he was like a man possessed [01:52.49]In a cold fit of fury hatred and despair [01:58.14]No good for nothin' gambler was goin' to steal his daughter's heart [02:03.89]He hired three men to put an end to the affair [02:09.86]The Gambler had a room upstairs in a cheap hotel [02:15.42]The men lay in wait in an alley off the street [02:21.67]As the lovers strolled by three shots rang out and the Gambler fell [02:27.42]He died in the arms of the lovely Marguerite [02:35.61] [02:55.32]When they brought her home she just could not be consoled [02:58.82]Her mother sent out for a doctor and a priest [03:06.39]But it was too late to save her body or her soul [03:11.57]She'd gone to meet the Gambler [03:13.51]Who was waiting for his lovely Marguerite [03:18.63]See the man in the picture with the falcon on his glove [03:24.32]And the woman beside him Queen of Hearts at her feet [03:29.88]They looked so happy they must have been so much in love [03:36.57]The famous Gambler and the lovely Marguerite [03:42.26]They still talk about them in the town of Belvedere [03:47.14]The old people can remember hearing gunfire in the street [03:53.89]And now when the moon is full two lovers sometimes appear [03:58.64]They say it's the ghost of The Gambler and the lovely Marguerite [04:08.89]They say it's the ghost of The Gambler and the lovely Marguerite