Kenny Rogers - The Gambler

♪♪♪ ♪ ON A WARM SUMMER'S EVENING ♪ ♪ 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 ♪ ♪ TILL BOREDOM OVERTOOK US ♪ ♪ AND HE BEGAN TO SPEAK ♪ ♪ HE SAID, "SON, I'VE MADE A LIFE ♪ ♪ OUT OF READIN' PEOPLE'S FACES ♪ ♪ AND 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 ♪ ♪ 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 ♪ ♪ 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, ♪ ♪ AND 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 DEALING'S DONE ♪ ♪ EVERY GAMBLER KNOWS ♪ ♪ THAT 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 ♪ ♪ BUT IN HIS FINAL WORDS ♪ ♪ I FOUND AN ACE THAT I COULD KEEP ♪ ♪ YOU GOT TO KNOW WHEN TO HOLD 'EM ♪ ♪ KNOW WHEN TO FOLD 'EM ♪ ♪ KNOW WHEN TO WALK AWAY ♪ ♪ AND 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 DEALING'S DONE ♪ ♪ YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW WHEN TO HOLD 'EM ♪ ♪ (WHEN TO HOLD 'EM) ♪ ♪ KNOW WHEN TO FOLD 'EM ♪ ♪ (WHEN TO FOLD 'EM) ♪ ♪ KNOW WHEN TO WALK AWAY ♪ ♪ AND 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 DEALING'S DONE ♪ ♪ YOU GOT TO KNOW WHEN TO HOLD 'EM ♪ ♪ KNOW WHEN TO FOLD 'EM ♪ ♪ KNOW WHEN TO WALK AWAY ♪ ♪ AND 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 DEALING'S DONE ♪

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Length: 3min 31sec (211 seconds)

Published: Thu Mar 22 2018

Reddit Comments

[u/AusCan531]

Sometime in the darkness, the Gambler he broke even.

[u/AppTB]

I never listened to the words before today. What a beautiful song, full of some good lessons.

[u/SmallTownSaviours]

RIP Kenny

[u/SCWatson_Art]

And somewhere in the darkness
The gambler he broke even
But in his final words
I found an ace that I could keep

[u/HappyBunchaTrees]

My favourite song that Kenny sang is Just Dropped In

[u/Mousse_is_Optional]

One of my favorite instances of this song is in The Office when they sing it on the bus:

Terrible quality, but all that I could find

[u/NurseM2010]

Country music has lost a legend.... 😢

[u/Katedomino13]

I've always loved his duet with Dolly

[u/nik15]

Somewhere out there Hank Hill is drunk at a punk show requesting The Gambler