Steve Goodman - Spoon River Chords courtesy of Don Jenkins and Jamie Shilling [Verse 1] All of the riverboat gamblers are losing their shirts         All of the brave union soldier boys sleep in the dirt           But you know and I know there never was reason to hurt      When all of our lives were entwined to begin with Here in Spoon River         [Verse 2] All of the calico dresses the gingham and lace           Are up in the attic with grandfather’s derringer case           There’s words whispered down in the parlour a shadowy face      The morning is heavy with one more beginning Here in Spoon River         [Verse 3] Come to the dance Mary Perkins I like you right well           The union’s preserved if you listen you can hear all the bells           There must be a heaven god knows I’ve seen mostly hell       My rig is outside come and ride through the morning Here in Spoon River           [Verse 4] All of the riverboat gamblers are losing their shirts         All of the brave union soldier boys sleep in the dirt           But you know and I know there never was reason to hurt      When all of our lives were entwined to begin with Here in Spoon River