Lyrics to
I’m A Winner

This version of I’M A Winner was released by Diana Ross in 1971.

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I roll the dice
Seven eleven
You’ll either take me down
Or you’ll take me to heaven

And I’m so glad
I took the chance on you baby
I said I’m so glad
I took the chance on you baby

My friends all say
He don’t play by the rules
So listen
Don’t you be no fool
Don’t you know, you’re just a beginner
So look at me now

I’m a winner
I’m a winner
Yes, I am
She’s a winner
Yeah, yes I am
She’s a winner

Like a roulette wheel
Spinning around in my head
I put my chips on nine
Gamblin’ you’d be mine

And I’m so glad
I took a chance on you baby
Say I’m so glad
I took the chance on you baby

My friends all say
We just don’t understand it
You play this game
You’ll come out empty handed

‘Cause here we arrange her
And then shortchange her
But I fooled them, y’all

I’m a winner
I’m a winner
Yes I am
She’s a winner
Yes I am

Put that money down
and put ‘dem chips on nine

I’m a gambling girl
And I give all I got
So I am at your love
And I hit the jackpot

And I’m so glad
I took a chance on you baby
I’m so glad
I took the chance on you baby

I’m a winner
Yes I am
I’m a winner
Yes I am

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About Lyrics and I’M A Winner by Diana Ross

The lyrics for I’M A Winner are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1971 song by Diana Ross. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to I’M A Winner have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for I’M A Winner - Diana Ross and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

If you have an interest in the structure of words and phrases, you can dissect the lyrics to I’M A Winner by Diana Ross in multiple ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to I’M A Winner" means the words set to the music of I’M A Winner, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Diana Ross. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to I’M A Winner and the lyrics to I’M A Winner are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Diana Ross who came here looking just for the lyrics to I’M A Winner, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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