Uploaded January 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Day 291 of the American Songbag Stay-at-Home Series

A great little song, a favorite of mine. First published in Carl Sandburg's The American Songbag

"Oh, I don't want to be a gambler, An' I'll tell you the reason why, My Lord, sittin' in his Kingdom, Got his eyes on me, God got his eyes on me...."