[00:00.000] 作曲 : Don Schlitz
[00:04.045] On a warm summer's eve on a train bound for nowhere
[00:10.199] I met up with a gambler, we were both too tired to sleep
[00:15.887] So we took turns a-starin' out the window at the darkness
[00:22.030] 'Til boredom overtook us and he began to speak
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[00:29.361] He said, "Son, I've made a life out of readin' people's faces
[00:35.494] Knowin' what their cards were by the way they held their eyes
[00:40.492] So if you don't mind my sayin', I can see you're out of aces
[00:45.657] For a taste of your whiskey I'll give you some advice"
[00:51.402]
[00:52.202] So I handed him my bottle and he drank down my last swallow
[00:58.055] Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light
[01:03.068] And the night got deathly quiet and his face lost all expression
[01:08.337] Said, "If you're gonna play the game, boy
[01:11.127] You gotta learn to play it right"
[01:13.320]
[01:13.612] You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em
[01:19.647] Know when to walk away and know when to run
[01:23.864] You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table
[01:29.691] There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealing's done
[01:34.619]
[01:36.984] Every gambler knows that the secret to survivin'
[01:42.199] Is knowin' what to throw away and knowing what to keep
[01:46.678] 'Cause every hand's a winner and every hand's a loser
[01:52.395] And the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep
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[01:58.067] And when he finished speakin'
[02:00.594] He turned back towards the window
[02:03.220] Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep
[02:08.314] And somewhere in the darkness the gambler, he broke even
[02:13.718] And in his final words I found an ace that I could keep
[02:18.293]
[02:18.669] You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em
[02:25.051] Know when to walk away and know when to run
[02:29.240] You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table
[02:34.673] There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealing's done
[02:39.762]
[02:40.110] You got to know when to hold 'em (When to hold 'em)
[02:43.639] Know when to fold 'em (When to fold 'em)
[02:46.339] Know when to walk away and know when to run
[02:50.590] You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table
[02:55.929] There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealing's done
[03:01.277] You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em
[03:07.680] Know when to walk away and know when to run
[03:11.996] You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table
[03:17.495] There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealing's done