Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song The Gambler, artist - The King's Singers. Date of issue: 13.10.1987
Song language: English
The Gambler |
| On the warm summer’s eve on a train bound for nowhere |
| I met up with a gambler we were both too tired to sleep |
| So we took turns starin' out window at the darkness |
| Till boredom overtook us and he commenced to speak |
| He said son I made a life out of readin' people’s faces |
| And knowin' what the cards were by the way they held their eyes |
| And if you don’t mind my sayin' I can see you’re out of aces |
| And for a taste of your whiskey I would give you some advice |
| So I handed him my bottle and he drank down my last swallow |
| Then he’d 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 gonna play the game boy you gotta learn to play it right |
| You gotta know when to hold up know when to fold up |
| 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 |
| He said every gambler knows that the secret to survival |
| 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 you can hope for is to die in your sleep |
| When he finished speaking he turned back to the window |
| Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep |
| Somewhere in the darkness the gambler he broke even |
| In his final words I found an ace that I could keep |
| You gotta know when to hold… |
| You gotta know when to hold… |
| There’ll be time enough for countin' when the dealin’s done |