The Gambler

[00:05.69] On a warm summer's evening
[00:07.95] On a train bound for nowhere
[00:10.78] Met up with the gambler
[00:13.19] We were both too tired to sleep
[00:16.05] So we took turns a-starin'
[00:18.64] Out the window at the darkness
[00:21.54] Boredom overtook us
[00:24.54] And he began to speak
[00:26.54] He said, "Son, I've made a life
[00:29.48] Out of readin' people's faces
[00:32.34] Knowin' what the cards were
[00:34.81] By the way they held their eyes
[00:37.37] So if you don't mind my sayin'
[00:40.23] I can see you're out of aces
[00:43.02] For a taste of your whiskey
[00:45.64] I'll give you some advice"
[00:49.26] So I handed him my bottle
[00:52.27] And he drank down my last swallow
[00:55.49] Then he bummed a cigarette
[00:57.78] And he asked me for a light
[01:00.22] And the night got deathly quiet
[01:03.12] And his face lost all expression
[01:05.48] He said, "If you're gonna play the game, boy
[01:08.68] Gotta learn to play it right"
[01:10.81] You've got to know when to hold 'em
[01:14.60] Know when to fold 'em
[01:17.37] Know when to walk away
[01:19.93] Know when to run
[01:21.86] You never count your money
[01:24.72] When you're sittin' at the table
[01:27.55] There'll be time enough for countin'
[01:30.55] When the dealin's done
[01:37.08] Every gambler knows
[01:39.77] The secret to survivin'
[01:42.26] Is knowin' what to throw away
[01:45.27] And knowin' what to keep
[01:47.36] 'Cause every hand's a winner
[01:49.72] And every hand's a loser
[01:52.61] And the best that you can hope for
[01:55.65] Is to die in your sleep
[01:58.44] And when he'd finished speakin'
[02:00.88] He turned back toward the window
[02:03.65] Then crushed out his cigarette
[02:06.59] And he faded off to sleep
[02:09.22] And somewhere in the darkness
[02:12.38] The gambler he broke even
[02:14.63] But in his final words
[02:16.68] I found an ace that I could keep
[02:21.15] You've got to know when to hold 'em
[02:24.53] Know when to fold 'em
[02:27.37] Know when to walk away
[02:29.97] Know when to run
[02:31.85] You never count your money
[02:34.86] When you're sittin' at the table
[02:37.47] There'll be time enough for countin'
[02:40.75] When the dealin's done
[02:42.46] You've got to know when to hold 'em (when to hold 'em)
[02:46.22] Know when to fold 'em (when to fold 'em)
[02:48.79] Know when to walk away
[02:51.43] Know when to run
[02:53.45] You never count your money
[02:56.24] When you're sittin' at the table
[02:59.08] There'll be time enough for countin'
[03:02.13] When the dealin's done
[03:04.22] You've got to know when to hold 'em
[03:07.64] Know when to fold 'em
[03:10.60] Know when to walk away
[03:13.38] Know when to run
[03:14.97] You never count your money
[03:17.82] When you're sittin' at the table
[03:20.73] There'll be time enough for countin'
[03:23.92] When the dealin's done
[03:26.11] There'll be time enough for countin'
[03:29.29] When the dealin's done
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