Bon Temps Roulette

[Verse 1] At a roulette table on a riverboat With ermine on her shoulders and diamonds 'round her throat She laid a wad of money on seven and said let it roll Yeah, like the Cajuns say bon temps roulette let the good times roll [Verse 2] She hit her number and the table went wild That good lookin' woman never cracked a smile She said just stack it all back on seven honey and let it roll Yeah, I've come to play bon temps roulette let the good times roll Then somebody whispered I think she's got a gun, ya'll Ain't she that woman from Memphis who's been on the run [Verse 3] Well, they say she caught her husband piled up on the bed With a Cajun stripper that they call Little Red She got her husband's revolver and slipped a bullet in one hole Then she said we gonna play a little Russian roulette And let the good times roll [Verse 4] She hit her number on the very first spin Put in another bullet and (blam) hit it again She said ooh I'm feelin' lucky I think I'll try the riverboat Like Lil' Red used to say bon temps roulette let the good times roll [Chorus] Let the good times roll - let the good times roll If you're gonna play you know there ain't no way to save your soul Let the good times roll Let 'em roll - let 'em roll Yeah, like the Cajuns say bon temps roulette Let the good times roll [Verse 5] She must have had a million dollars he put it in a sack Then he put her in his prowler but not in the back And he didn't turn north towards Memphis He headed south and let it roll Yeah, like the Cajuns say down New Orleans way Let the good times roll [Chorus] Let the good times roll - let the good times roll If you're gonna play you know there ain't no way to save your soul Let the good times roll Let 'em roll - let 'em roll Let the good times roll Yeah, like the Cajuns say bon temps roulette Let the good times roll