The Gambler
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[00:04.15] On a warm summer's evenin'
[00:07.07] On a train bound for nowhere
[00:09.72] I met up with a gambler
[00:12.37] We were both too tired to sleep
[00:15.03] So we took turns a-starin'
[00:17.68] Out the window at the darkness
[00:20.34] 'Til boredom overtook us
[00:22.73] And he began to speak
[00:25.12] He said
[00:26.18] "Son, I've made a life
[00:27.79] Out of readin' people's faces
[00:30.97] And knowin' what their cards were
[00:33.62] By the way they held their eyes
[00:36.28] So if you don't mind my sayin'
[00:38.67] I can see you're out of aces
[00:41.60] For a taste of your whiskey
[00:44.25] I'll give you some advice"
[00:46.64] So I handed him my bottle
[00:51.16] And he drank down my last swallow
[00:53.81] Then he bummed a cigarette
[00:56.37] And asked me for a light
[00:59.02] And the night got deathly quiet
[01:01.68] And his face lost all expression
[01:04.35] "If you're gonna play the game
[01:06.74] Boy, you gotta learn
[01:08.33] To play it right"
[01:09.66] You got to know when to hold 'em
[01:12.58] Know when to fold 'em
[01:15.51] Know when to walk away
[01:18.44] And know when to run
[01:20.55] You never count your money
[01:23.47] When you're sittin' at the table
[01:26.13] There'll be time enough
[01:27.99] For countin'
[01:29.05] When the dealing's done
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[01:34.28] Every gambler knows
[01:38.25] That the secret to survivin'
[01:41.18] Is knowin' what to throw away
[01:44.37] And knowing what to keep
[01:46.94] 'Cause every hand's a winner
[01:49.59] And every hand's a loser
[01:52.51] And the best
[01:53.31] That you can hope for
[01:55.16] Is to die in your sleep
[01:57.55] And when he finished speakin'
[02:00.48] He turned back toward the window
[02:03.13] Crushed out his cigarette
[02:06.05] And faded off to sleep
[02:08.71] And somewhere in the darkness
[02:11.37] The gambler, he broke even
[02:14.56] But in his final words
[02:16.95] I found an ace that I could keep
[02:19.87] You got to know when to hold 'em
[02:22.79] Know when to fold 'em
[02:25.71] Know when to walk away
[02:28.63] And know when to run
[02:31.02] You never count your money
[02:33.95] When you're sittin' at the table
[02:36.61] There'll be time enough
[02:38.20] For countin'
[02:39.52] When the dealing's done
[02:41.91] You got to know when to hold 'em
[02:45.10] Know when to fold 'em
[02:47.77] Know when to walk away
[02:50.95] And know when to run
[02:53.07] You never count your money
[02:55.73] When you're sittin' at the table
[02:58.65] There'll be time enough
[03:00.24] For countin'
[03:01.30] When the dealing's done
[03:03.96] You got to know when to hold 'em
[03:06.88] Know when to fold 'em
[03:09.27] Know when to walk away
[03:12.46] And know when to run
[03:14.59] You never count your money
[03:18.04] When you're sittin' at the table
[03:20.69] There'll be time enough
[03:22.29] For countin'
[03:23.35] When the dealing's done
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