Moonlight gambler-artist: frankie laine as sung on "frankie laine's greatest hits"-columbia cs 8636-words by bob hilliard and music by phil springerspoken: you can gamble for match sticks, you can gamble for gold. the stakes may be heavy or small. but if you haven't gambled for love and lost, you haven't gambled at all.they call me a moonlight gambleri've gambled for love and lostwhen i gamble for love and it isn't in the cardsoh, what heartaches it can cost mewin or lose, i'm a moonlight gamblerand a winner is what i long to beso i'll gamble for love just as long as i livetill the day lady luck smiles at meyou can gamble for match sticksyou can gamble for goldthe stakes may be heavy or smallbut if you haven't gambled for love and lostthen you haven't gambled at allno, if you haven't gambled for love in the moonlightthen you haven't gambled at allso i'll gamble for love just as long as i livetill the day lady luck smiles at methey call me the moonlight gamblerthey call me the moonlight gamblertranscribed by robin hoodthese lyrics were transcribed from the specific recording mentioned aboveand do not necessarily correspond with lyrics from other recordings, sheetmusic, songbooks or lyrics printed on album jackets.