The Gambler Lyrics in English Kenny Rogers
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song The Gambler by Kenny Rogers from Spanish to English.
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On a warm summer's evening
On a warm summer's evening
On a train bound for nowhere
On a train bound for nowhere
I met up with the gambler
I met up with the gambler
We were both too tired to sleep
We were both too tired to sleep
So we took turns a-starin'
So we took turns a-starin'
Out the window at the darkness
Out the window in the darkness
The boredom overtook us
The boredom overtook us
And he began to speak
And he began to speak
He said, 'Son, I've made a life
He said, 'Son, I've made a life
Out of readin' people's faces
Out of reading people's faces
Knowin' what the cards were
Knowin' what the cards were
By the way they held their eyes
By the way they held their eyes
So if you don't mind my sayin'
So if you don't mind my sayingin'
I can see you're out of aces
I can see you're out of aces
For a taste of your whiskey
For a taste of your whiskey
I'll give you some advice'
I'll give you some advice
So I handed him my bottle
So I handed him my bottle
And he drank down my last swallow
And he drank down my last swallow
Then he bummed a cigarette
Then I bummed a cigarette
And asked me for a light
And he asked me for a light
And the night got deathly quiet
And the night got deathly quiet
And his face lost all expression
And his face lost all expression
Said, 'If you're gonna play the game, boy
He said, 'If you're gonna play the game, boy
You gotta learn to play it right
You gotta learn to play it right
You've got to know when to hold 'em
You've got to know when to hold 'em
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away
Know when to walk away
And know when to run
And know when to run
You never count your money
You never count your money
When you're sittin' at the table
When you're sittin' at the table
There'll be time enough for countin'
There'll be time enough for countin'
When the dealin's done
When the dealin's done
Every gambler knows
Every gambler knows
That the secret to survivin'
That the secret to surviving
Is knowin' what to throw away
Is knowin' what to throw away
And knowin' what to keep
And knowin' what to keep
'Cause every hand's a winner
'Cause every hand's a winner
And every hand's a loser
And every hand's a loser
And the best that you can hope for
And the best that you can hope for
Is to die in your sleep'
Is to die in your sleep'
And when he'd finished speakin'
And when he'd finished speaking
He turned back toward the window
He turned back toward the window
Crushed out his cigarette
He crushed out his cigarette
Faded off to sleep
Faded off to sleep
And somewhere in the darkness
And somewhere in the darkness
The gambler he broke even
The gambler he broke even
But in his final words
But in his final words
I found an ace that I could keep
I found an ace that I could keep
You've got to know when to hold 'em
You've got to know when to hold 'em
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away
Know when to walk away
And know when to run
And know when to run
You never count your money
You never count your money
When you're sittin' at the table
When you're sittin' at the table
There'll be time enough for countin'
There'll be time enough for countin'
When the dealin's done
When the dealin's done
You've got to know when to hold 'em
You've got to know when to hold 'em
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away
Know when to walk away
And know when to run
And know when to run
You never count your money
You never count your money
When you're sittin' at the table
When you're sittin' at the table
There'll be time enough for countin'
There'll be time enough for countin'
When the dealin's done
When the dealin's done
You've got to know when to hold 'em
You've got to know when to hold 'em
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away
Know when to walk away
And know when to run
And know when to run
You never count your money
You never count your money
When you're sittin' at the table
When you're sittin' at the table
There'll be time enough for countin'
There'll be time enough for countin'
When the dealin's done
When the dealin's done
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