The Gambler

[00:05.77] On a warm summer's evening
[00:08.65] On a train bound for nowhere
[00:10.76] I met up with a gambler
[00:13.30] We were both too tired to sleep
[00:15.77] So we took turns a-staring
[00:18.33] Out the window at the darkness
[00:21.10] 'Til boredom overtook us
[00:23.87] And he began to speak
[00:26.05] He said, "Son, I've made a life
[00:28.72] Out of readin' people's faces
[00:31.40] Knowing what the cards were
[00:34.35] By the way they held their eyes
[00:36.81] So if you don't mind my saying
[00:39.47] I can see you're out of aces
[00:42.11] For a taste of your whiskey
[00:44.86] I'll give you some advice"
[00:48.88] So I handed him my bottle
[00:51.79] And he drank down my last swallow
[00:54.67] Then he bummed a cigarette
[00:57.30] And asked me for a light
[00:59.93] And the night got deathly quiet
[01:02.31] And his face lost all expression
[01:05.11] Said, "If you're gonna play the game, boy
[01:08.08] You gotta learn to play it right"
[01:10.50] You got to know when to hold 'em
[01:13.46] Know when to fold 'em
[01:16.05] Know when to walk away
[01:19.05] And know when to run
[01:21.35] You never count your money
[01:24.28] When you're sittin' at the table
[01:26.72] There'll be time enough for countin'
[01:29.82] When the dealing's done
[01:32.76]
[01:37.43] Every gambler knows
[01:39.48] That the secret to surviving
[01:42.53] Is knowing what to throw away
[01:45.30] Knowing what to keep
[01:47.52] 'Cause every hand's a winner
[01:50.23] And every hand's a loser
[01:53.08] And the best that you can hope for
[01:55.67] Is to die in your sleep
[01:58.65] And when he finished speaking
[02:01.29] He turned back toward the window
[02:03.43] Crushed out his cigarette
[02:07.27] And faded off to sleep
[02:09.66] And somewhere in the darkness
[02:12.45] The gambler, he broke even
[02:15.33] And in his final words
[02:17.96] I found an ace that I could keep
[02:20.54] You got to know when to hold 'em
[02:24.20] Know when to fold 'em
[02:26.86] Know when to walk away
[02:29.67] And know when to run
[02:31.71] You never count your money
[02:34.58] When you're sittin' at the table
[02:37.25] There'll be time enough for countin'
[02:39.91] When the dealing's done
[02:43.03] You got to know when to hold 'em (when to hold 'em)
[02:47.51] Know when to fold 'em (when to fold 'em)
[02:51.57] Know when to walk away
[02:53.39] And know when to run
[02:54.89] You never count your money
[02:56.69] When you're sittin' at the table
[02:59.32] There'll be time enough for countin'
[03:02.03] When the dealing's done
[03:04.58] You got to know when to hold 'em
[03:07.35] Know when to fold 'em
[03:10.34] Know when to walk away
[03:13.40] And know when to run
[03:15.49] You never count your money
[03:18.22] When you're sittin' at the table
[03:21.18] There'll be time enough for countin'
[03:23.75] When the dealing's done
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