Don't ask me why I did it, it seemed like a good idea at the time There were no other amusements or games to play To pass the night away Don't ask me why I did it, I must've been lonely, stupid or blind But I know that it seemed like a good idea at the time It was three a.m. in the casino I was feeling like the Gambler of the Year So I blew a little money on the roulette wheel And I taught myself to play Chemin de Fer Don't ask me why I did it, it seemed like a good idea at the time There were no other amusements or games to play To pass the night away Don't ask me why I did it, I must've been lonely, stupid or blind But I know that it seemed like a good idea at the time As the dawn came round on Monte Carlo I had lost the car and safe deposit key The country house in Switzerland was mine no more And the gendarme at the door said, "C'est la vie!" Don't ask me why I did it, I must've been lonely, stupid or blind But I know that it seemed like a good idea at the time