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Released on CMH Records, also Shackles and Chains (The Osborne Brothers), Don’t Let Your Sweet Love Die (The Osborne Brothers) and I’ll Still Write Your Name in the Sand (The Osborne Brothers)
Part of The Merle Travis Story, also Cincinnati Lou, Divorce Me C.O.D. and Fat Gal
Written by Tex Atchison, also Sleepy‐Eyed John (Johnny Horton), Bad News Travels Fast (Porter Wagoner) and Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor (Johnny Horton)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Merle Travis wrote 26 songs on fono
Merle Travis’s most frequent co-writer is Cliffie Stone (6 songs together)
Merle Travis first appears on fono in 1947, 32 years before this song
Tex Atchison first appears on fono in 1961, 18 years before this song
Credits
All 4 credits
- Written by
- Merle Travis and Tex Atchison
- Part of
- The Merle Travis Story
- Released on
- CMH Records
- Written by
- Merle Travis and Tex Atchison
- Part of
- The Merle Travis Story
- Released on
- CMH Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Tex Atchison
Same label: CMH Records
Same release: The Merle Travis Story
Same writer: Tex Atchison
Same label: CMH Records
Same release: The Merle Travis Story
Same writer: Tex Atchison
Same label: CMH Records
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz I’m a Natural Born Gamblin’ Man was written by Merle Travis
I’m a Natural Born Gamblin’ Man was written by Merle Travis
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz I’m a Natural Born Gamblin’ Man was written by Tex Atchison
I’m a Natural Born Gamblin’ Man was written by Tex Atchison
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz I’m a Natural Born Gamblin’ Man is part of the release The Merle Travis Story
I’m a Natural Born Gamblin’ Man is part of the release The Merle Travis Story
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz CMH Records is the label of the song I’m a Natural Born Gamblin’ Man
CMH Records is the label of the song I’m a Natural Born Gamblin’ Man
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz I’m a Natural Born Gamblin’ Man was released on 1979
I’m a Natural Born Gamblin’ Man was released on 1979
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026