The Gambler-Country Dance Kings

[ti:The Gambler] [ar:Country Dance Kings] [al:Classic Country Favourites - Vol. 1] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Gambler (赌徒) - Country Dance Kings [00:05.88]On a warm summer's evenin' on a train bound for nowhere [00:10.01] [00:11.10]I met up with the gambler we were both too tired to sleep [00:15.23] [00:16.15]So we took turns a starin' out the window at the darkness [00:20.46] [00:21.80]'Til boredom overtook us and he began to speak [00:26.07] [00:26.62]He said "Son I've made a life out of readin' people's faces [00:31.24] [00:32.44]And knowin' what their cards were by the way they held their eyes [00:37.48]So if you don't mind my sayin' I can see you're out of aces [00:42.34] [00:43.12]For a taste of your whiskey I'll give you some advice" [00:47.19] [00:49.50]So I handed him my bottle and he drank down my last swallow [00:54.69] [00:55.37]Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light [01:00.01] [01:00.62]And the night got deathly quiet and his face lost all expression [01:05.17] [01:05.96]Said "If you're gonna play the game boy you gotta learn to play it right" [01:11.33]You got to know when to hold 'em know when to fold 'em [01:16.59] [01:17.30]Know when to walk away and know when to run [01:22.19]You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table [01:27.92]There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealing's done [01:32.86] [01:38.51]Every gambler knows that the secret to survivin' [01:42.25] [01:43.34]Is knowin' what to throw away and knowing what to keep [01:47.80] [01:48.87]'Cause every hand's a winner and every hand's a loser [01:53.32] [01:54.23]And the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep [01:58.92] [01:59.88]And when he finished speakin' he turned back towards the window [02:04.38] [02:06.08]Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep [02:10.23] [02:10.92]And somewhere in the darkness the gambler he broke even [02:15.68] [02:16.67]But in his final words I found an ace that I could keep [02:21.45] [02:22.08]You got to know when to hold 'em know when to fold 'em [02:27.18] [02:28.72]Know when to walk away and know when to run [02:33.18]You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table [02:38.11] [02:38.86]There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealing's done [02:43.60] [02:44.21]You got to know when to hold 'em know when to fold 'em [02:49.47] [02:50.25]Know when to walk away and know when to run [02:55.18]You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table [03:00.20] [03:00.80]There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealing's done [03:05.92] [03:06.45]You got to know when to hold 'em know when to fold 'em [03:11.45] [03:12.37]Know when to walk away and know when to run [03:17.46]You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table [03:22.36] [03:23.09]There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealing's done