Once I knowed a guitar picker, lived his life on wine 
and liquor 
Runnin' around in one of them new machines 
He was about the proudest feelin', wheelin', dealin' 
Sneakin', stealin', aggravatin' man I've ever seen 

Nothin' but a midnight rambler, biggest drunkard and a 
gambler 
He'd do anything that wasn't nice 
Huntin', golfin', fishin', swimmin', runnin' around 
with other women 
Playin' dominoes and shootin' dice 

Then one night as he was dinin', while the moon was 
brightly shinin' 
With his secret love he was so gay 
He would laugh and call her 'Honey' while she proudly 
spent his money 
As they hugged and smooched the time away 

Laughin', jokin', dinin', dancin' 
Plannin' parties and romancin', havin' fun regardless 
of the price 
Eatin' caviar and chicken, strummin' his guitar and 
pickin' 
Playin' dominoes and shootin' dice 

Then his wife walked in and found him with that pretty 
girl around him 
Started makin' headway for the gate 
When he seen those girls dividin', he commenced to slip 
and slidin' 
But he seemed to know it was too late 

Crowds began to gettin' thinner, they jumped up and 
left their dinner 
No one seemed to have an appetite 
Not a person dare defend her, everyone jumped out the 
window 
No one hung around to see the fight 

Then she grabbed him by the collar, he commenced to 
squeal and holler 
As she plastered him betwixt the eyes 
And then his old guitar she swung it, o'er his head she 
proudly hung it 
Bruises, knots and bumps began to rise 

He leapt up and tried to squeeze her, but she warped 
'cross the beezer 
Pulled a pistol and shot him once or twice 
When the wicked fight was over, he was laid beneath the 
clover 
No more dominoes and shootin' dice