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One​-​Armed Bandit

from Towne & Country by The Origin

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The night was fairly pleasant when I saw her
The moon a silver crescent and we walked down by the water
I caught my eyes in hers and she looked up to me to say
Take me down to Reno so I can throw my cash away

She’s not the kind of girl who likes to borrow, but
She promised me for seven weeks she’d pay me back tomorrow
Suddenly those big green eyes turn into dollar signs
Can you blame a fool like me for being hypnotized?

She can’t help herself, when she gets that feelin coming over her
She pulls the one-armed bandit and it’s all a blur, just another turn at the
Slots / And I can’t stand it, the one-arm bandit has taken all I got.

I don’t bother with blackjack or poker.
I’m not one for roulette, or loaded dice or euchre
I ain’t got time for races, they’ve never been my scene, but I’ll
Bet ten bucks that you can’t pull her from the slot machine

One night she got me drunk and we got wedded
Now the pastor’s just another man to whom I am indebted
But she don’t mind a bit she’s got my money and my name, she’ll
Trade it all for dimes and feed them to that wicked game.

She can’t help herself, when she gets that feelin coming over her
She pulls the one-armed bandit and it’s all a blur, just another turn at the
Slots. And I can’t stand it, the one-arm bandit has taken all I got.
She can’t help herself, when she gets that feelin coming over her

She pulls the one-armed bandit and it’s all a blur, just another turn at the
Slots/ And I can’t stand it, the one-arm bandit
It’s like she planned it, the one-arm bandit has taken all I
Got

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from Towne & Country, released December 22, 2020
One-Armed Bandit written by Tom Hayward

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The Origin Victoria, British Columbia

Formed by members Tom Hayward, and Sean Allan and Curtis Duggan, The Origin began making music together in the late-aughts as a five-piece BC act. During the downtime of 2020, three founding members came back together. The result is brand new music!

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