The Gambler-Jigs

[ti:The Gambler] [ar:Jigs] [al:Shirley] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.44]The Gambler - Jigs [00:01.10]Written by：D. Schultz [00:01.70] [00:05.27]On a warm summer's evening on a train bound for nowhere [00:10.06] [00:10.80]I met up with the gambler we were both too tired to sleep [00:15.06] [00:16.04]So we took turns a staring out the window at the darkness [00:20.70] [00:21.30]Till boredom overtook us and he began to speak [00:25.76] [00:26.37]He said son I've made a life out of reading people's faces [00:31.48] [00:32.12]And knowing what their cards were by the way they held their eyes [00:36.44] [00:37.21]So if you don't mind my saying I can see you're out of aces [00:42.14] [00:42.68]For a taste of your whiskey I'll give you some advice [00:47.28] [00:49.01]So I handed him my bottle and he drank down my last swallow [00:54.17] [00:55.34]Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light [00:59.10] [01:00.04]And the night got deathly quiet and his face lost all expression [01:04.60] [01:05.24]Said if you're gonna play the game boy [01:07.41] [01:08.04]You gotta learn to play it right [01:10.26]You got to know when to hold them know when to fold 'em [01:15.44] [01:16.68]Know when to walk away and know when to run [01:20.49] [01:21.07]You never count your money when you're sitting at the table [01:26.32]There'll be time enough for counting when the dealing's done [01:31.30] [01:36.83]Every gambler knows that the secret to surviving [01:40.88] [01:41.70]Is knowing what to throw away and knowing what to keep [01:45.89] [01:46.98]'Cause every hand's a winner and every hand's a loser [01:51.43] [01:52.15]And the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep [01:56.72] [01:57.50]And when he finished speaking he turned back towards the window [02:02.33] [02:03.51]Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep [02:07.43] [02:08.37]And somewhere in the darkness the gambler he broke even [02:12.93] [02:13.68]But in his final words I found an ace that I could keep [02:18.41]You got to know when to hold 'em know when to fold 'em [02:23.65] [02:24.82]Know when to walk away and know when to run [02:28.65] [02:29.28]You never count your money when you're sitting at the table [02:34.37]There'll be time enough for counting when the dealing's done [02:39.80]You got to know when to hold 'em know when to fold 'em [02:44.89] [02:46.13]Know when to walk away and know when to run [02:49.98] [02:50.60]You never count your money when you're sitting at the table [02:55.68]There'll be time enough for counting when the dealing's done [03:00.74] [03:01.26]You got to know when to hold 'em know when to fold 'em [03:06.29] [03:07.52]Know when to walk away and know when to run [03:11.32] [03:11.94]You never count your money when you're sitting at the table [03:17.09]There'll be time enough for counting when the dealing's done