Beale Street is the heart of the blues in Memphis, about like Bourbon Street in New Orleans. A couple of the lines are from an interview with Rev. Gary Davis.
Lyrics
Gambling's good when you're winning
Gambling bad when you loose
But a streak of bad luck
Give any man the blues
Roll that dice
Spin that wheel
Deal that card
Somebody deal
People have different feelings
People always been worried
About a man or about a woman
Thing like that is the blues
Go for broke at that table
See the wheel of fortune spin
Lost your chance when you wagered
You know the blues is a worried mind
