The Gambler Lyrics - Greatest Hits - Kenny Rogers

On a warm summer's evenin' 

On a train bound for nowhere 

I met up with a gambler 

We were both too tired to sleep 

So we took turns a-starin' 

Out the window at the darkness 

Boredom overtook us 

And he began to speak 

He said, "Son, I've made a life 

Out of readin' people's faces 

Knowin' what the cards were 

By the way they held their eyes 

So if you don't mind my sayin' 

I can see you're out of aces 

For a taste of your whiskey 

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I'll give you some advice" 

So I handed him my bottle 

And he drank down my last swallow 

Then he bummed a cigarette 

And asked me for a light 

And the night got deathly quiet 

And his face lost all expression 

He said, "If 

You're gonna play the game, boy 

You gotta learn to play it right" 

You got to know 

When to hold 'em 

Know when to fold 'em 

Know when to walk away 

Know when to run 

You never count your money 

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When you're sittin' at the table 

There'll be time enough for countin' 

When the dealin's done 

Every gambler knows 

The secret to survivin' 

Is knowin' what to throw away 

And knowin' what to keep 

'Cause every hand's a winner 

And every hand's a loser 

And the best that you can hope for 

Is to die in your sleep" 

And when he finished speakin' 

He turned back toward the window 

Crushed out his cigarette 

And faded off to sleep 

And somewhere in the darkness 

The gambler - he broke even 

And in his final words I found 

An ace that I could keep 

You've got to know 

When to hold 'em 

Know when to fold 'em 

Know when to walk away 

Know when to run 

You never count your money 

When you're sittin' at the table 

There'll be time enough for countin' 

When the dealin's done 

You got to know 

When to hold 'em 

Know when to fold 'em 

Know when to walk away 

Know when to run 

You never count your money 

When you're sittin' at the table 

There'll be time enough for countin' 

When the dealin's done 

You got to know 

When to hold em 

Know when to fold em 

Know when to walk away 

Know when to run 

You never count your money 

When you're sittin at the table 

There'll be time enough for countin 

When the dealin's done