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