Shooting High Dice - Bo Carter

Shooting High Dice Trk 11 3:32

Mississippi Sheiks

1930's Recordings

Sam Chatmon — bass guitar, (brother) Lonnie Chatmon — fiddle

(brother) Bo 'Carter' - guitar, Walter Vinson — guitar

Well, shooting them *high dice

And that woman a-mine

Caused me to wear poor and beat

In the cold winter time

Now, all a-you men better

Take my advise

Just hold to your money

Stop shootin' high dice

(instrumental)

Now, most ev’ry woman

In the neighborhood

Will get all your money

An don’t mean you no good

When she get all, you’re banned

You think ya g’win her home

You go there the next night

Something goin' on wrong

(guitar & fiddle)

Now, this has caused me To live in a strain

Have spent all m’money

And it was in vain

But if f’ever gets my hands on A dollar again

I’m gonna hold on to-oo it That’s my only friend.

Note: *High Dice is a simple dice game with

Two dice used (or as many as five.)

Banker throws first and players have to roll higher

Than his roll to win.

(it's something like that!)