Well...I'm Atlantic City bound
Big hat fat cat rollin' into town
Cheap black suit, got it at the lost and found
Gonna steal me a car so I can drive around
Gonna take this city and turn it upside down
I ain't the king but I wear his crown.

Oh I'm just an old gamblin' man, not one to believe
With cards in my hand and one up my sleeve
I tried to cheat and I tried to rob
How did I know it was from the mob?
When I'm Atlantic City bound.

When I go I ain't no square
And if I leave a tip...no it ain't what's fair
I really need a flush but only got a pair
Ain't got a dime, sayin' I'm a millionaire
But I play that movie star whenever I'm there.

Oh I'm actin' like one but I used to just be a...
Gamblin' man, not one to believe
With cards in my hand and one up my sleeve
I tried to cheat and I tried to rob
How did I know it was from the mob?
When I'm Atlantic City bound.

Got me a phone but no one to call
I had everything once, but I lost it all
When you're a loser, how fast you fall
I got no place now for me to stay
But behind that dumpster, up the alleyway.

I'm an old derelict now but I used to be a...
Gamblin' man, not one to believe
With cards in my hand and one up my sleeve
I tried to cheat and I tried to rob
How did I know it was from the mob?
When I'm Atlantic City bound.

Was just a fake who made a mistake
I rolled those dice for one last take
But I borrowed the dough and how did I know
That if I didn't pay I'd be found
Chopped up dead, and six feet underground.

I'm all in pieces now but I used to be a ...
Gamblin' man, not one to believe
With cards in my hand and one up my sleeve
I tried to cheat and I tried to rob
How did I know it was from the mob?
When I'm Atlantic City bound.

Get my meal whenever there's one to steal
This nickel in my hand, sayin' it's a hundred grand
I'll do your crime but not your time
No, that ain't the truth, no, and that ain't no lie
I tried to cheat 'em and now I'm gonna die.

I'm all dead now but I used to be a ...
Gamblin' man, not one to believe
With cards in my hand and one up my sleeve
I tried to cheat and I tried to rob
How did I know it was from the mob?
When I'm Atlantic City bound.