The Gambler

[00:05.39] On a warm summer's evening
[00:07.94] On a train bound for nowhere
[00:10.71] I met up with a gambler
[00:13.29] We were both too tired to sleep
[00:15.65] So we took turns a-staring
[00:18.42] Out the window at the darkness
[00:21.12] 'Til boredom overtook us
[00:24.14] And he began to speak
[00:25.88] He said, "Son, I've made a life
[00:28.94] Out of readin' people's faces
[00:31.88] Knowing what the cards were
[00:34.24] By the way they held their eyes
[00:36.85] So if you don't mind my saying
[00:39.69] I can see you're out of aces
[00:42.29] For a taste of your whiskey
[00:45.15] I'll give you some advice"
[00:48.44] So I handed him my bottle
[00:51.61] And he drank down my last swallow
[00:54.93] Then he bummed a cigarette
[00:57.26] And asked me for a light
[00:59.75] And the night got deathly quiet
[01:02.45] And his face lost all expression
[01:04.90] Said, "If you're gonna play the game, boy
[01:07.66] You gotta learn to play it right"
[01:10.10] You got to know when to hold 'em
[01:13.89] Know when to fold 'em
[01:16.56] Know when to walk away
[01:19.18] And know when to run
[01:21.97] You never count your money
[01:24.02] When you're sittin' at the table
[01:26.42] There'll be time enough for countin'
[01:30.17] When the dealing's done
[01:33.52]
[01:38.26] Every gambler knows
[01:40.34] That the secret to surviving
[01:43.16] Is knowing what to throw away
[01:45.91] Knowing what to keep
[01:48.46] 'Cause every hand's a winner
[01:51.48] And every hand's a loser
[01:53.96] And the best that you can hope for
[01:56.55] Is to die in your sleep
[01:59.33] And when he finished speaking
[02:02.34] He turned back toward the window
[02:05.70] Crushed out his cigarette
[02:08.19] And faded off to sleep
[02:10.54] And somewhere in the darkness
[02:13.59] The gambler, he broke even
[02:16.43] And in his final words
[02:18.68] I found an ace that I could keep
[02:21.51] You got to know when to hold 'em
[02:25.56] Know when to fold 'em
[02:28.35] Know when to walk away
[02:31.06] And know when to run
[02:32.62] You never count your money
[02:35.85] When you're sittin' at the table
[02:38.34] There'll be time enough for countin'
[02:42.12] When the dealing's done
[02:43.94] You got to know when to hold 'em (when to hold 'em)
[02:47.90] Know when to fold 'em (when to fold 'em)
[02:50.40] Know when to walk away
[02:53.01] And know when to run
[02:54.82] You never count your money
[02:57.93] When you're sittin' at the table
[03:00.49] There'll be time enough for countin'
[03:04.28] When the dealing's done
[03:06.17] You got to know when to hold 'em
[03:09.75] Know when to fold 'em
[03:12.40] Know when to walk away
[03:15.13] And know when to run
[03:17.04] You never count your money
[03:20.16] When you're sittin' at the table
[03:22.59] There'll be time enough for countin'
[03:26.38] When the dealing's done
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