The Gambler
Kenny Rogers
On a Gwarm summer's evenin' on a Ctrain bound for Gnowhere,
I Cmet up with the Ggambler; we were both too tired to Dsleep.
So Gwe took turns a starin' out the Cwindow at the Gdarkness
'til Cboredom overGtook us, Dand he began to Gspeak.
He said, G"Son, I've made a life out of Creadin' people's Gfaces,
and Cknowin' what their Gcards were by the way they held their Deyes.
And if Gyou don't mind my sayin', I can Csee you're out of Gaces.
For a Ctaste of your Gwhiskey I'll Dgive you some Gadvice."
So I Ghanded him my bottle and he Cdrank down my last Gswallow.
CThen he bummed a Gcigarette and asked me for a Dlight.
And the Gnight got deathly quiet, and his Cface lost all exprGession.
Said, "If you're Cgonna play the game, Gboy, ya gotta Dlearn to play it Gright.
You got to Gknow when to hold 'em, Cknow when to Gfold 'em,
Cknow when to Gwalk away and know when to Drun.
You never Gcount your money when you're Csittin' at the Gtable.
There'll be time Cenough for Gcountin' Dwhen the dealin's Gdone.
GEv'ry gambler knows that the Csecret to surviGvin'
is Cknowin' what to Gthrow away and knowing what to Dkeep.
'Cause Gev'ry hand's a winner and Cev'ry hand's a Gloser,
and the Cbest that you can Ghope for is to Ddie in your Gsleep."
And Gwhen he'd finished speakin', he Cturned back towards the Gwindow,
Ccrushed out his Gcigarette and faded off to Dsleep.
And Gsomewhere in the darkness the Cgambler, he broke Geven.
But Cin his final Gwords I found an Dace that I could Gkeep.
You got to Gknow when to hold 'em, Cknow when to Gfold 'em,
Cknow when to Gwalk away and know when to Drun.
You never Gcount your money when you're Csittin' at the Gtable.
There'll be time Cenough for Gcountin' Dwhen the dealin's Gdone.
You got to Gknow when to hold 'em, Cknow when to Gfold 'em,
Cknow when to Gwalk away and know when to Drun.
You never Gcount your money when you're Csittin' at the Gtable.
There'll be time Cenough for Gcountin' Dwhen the dealin's Gdone.
You got to Gknow when to hold 'em, Cknow when to Gfold 'em,
Cknow when to Gwalk away and know when to Drun.
You never Gcount your money when you're Csittin' at the Gtable.
There'll be time Cenough for Gcountin' Dwhen the dealin's Gdone.