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"The Rambling Gambler" is a traditional folk song of the American West. It was first recorded in print by John A. & Alan Lomax in their jointly authored 1938 edition of ''Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads.''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Vaughan Williams Memorial Library - Welcome to the English Folk Dance and Song Society )〕 Like many folk songs, it is known by a variety of titles, such as "Rambler, Gambler," "I'm a Rambler, I'm a Gambler," "The Moonshiner," and "Rose of Aberdeen." The song begins with the lines "I'm a rambler, I'm a gambler, I'm a long way from home / And the people who don't like me, they can leave me alone." Its lyrics mention two towns in Texas, Belton and Saline, as well as the state of Wyoming. ==History== John Lomax did not include the song in his original 1910 edition of ''Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads'', but it appears in the 1938 edition, co-authored with his son Alan.〔Lomax, John A., Edward N. Waters, and Alan Lomax. ''Cowboys Songs and Other Frontier Ballads.'' New York: Macmillan, 1938. pp. 266-267.〕 The younger Lomax recorded that they learned the song from one Alec Moore, whom he described as a "retired cowpuncher … whose present occupation is riding herd on an ice-cream wagon on the streets of Austin, Texas." Alan Lomax recorded his own rendition for his 1958 LP ''Texas Folksongs'' (Tradition Records, TLP1029). In September 1960, 19-year-old Bob Dylan recorded the song — his second-earliest known solo recording session. The recording can be found (titled "Rambler, Gambler") on ''The Bootleg Series Vol. 7: No Direction Home: The Soundtrack''. Joan Baez performed the song live in the early 1960s; a 1963 recording is included in some editions of ''Joan Baez in Concert, Part 2''. Other notable performers to have recorded the song include Odetta (as "Rambler-Gambler"), Simon & Garfunkel (as "Rose of Aberdeen"), Flatt & Scruggs, Gordon Bok (as I'm a Rambler, I'm a Gambler"), Ian & Sylvia (as "Rambler Gambler"), and Sandy & Caroline Paton (as "I'm a Rambler and a Gambler"). The Clancy Brothers' song "The Moonshiner" incorporates significant elements of the song, including the chorus. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Rambling Gambler」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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