On a warm summer's eveningOn a train bound for nowhereI met up with a gamblerWe were both too tired to sleepSo we took turns a-staringOut the window at the darkness'Til boredom overtook usAnd he began to speakHe said, "Son, I've made a lifeOut of readin' people's facesKnowing what the cards wereBy the way they held their eyesSo if you don't mind my sayingI can see you're out of acesFor a taste of your whiskyI'll give you some advice"So I handed him my bottleAnd he drank down my last swallowThen he bummed a cigaretteAnd asked me for a lightAnd the night got deathly quietAnd his face lost all expressionSaid, "If you're gonna play the game, boyYou gotta learn to play it right"You got to know when to hold 'emKnow when to fold 'emKnow when to walk awayAnd know when to runYou never count your moneyWhen you're sittin' at the tableThere'll be time enough for countin'When the dealing's done"Every gambler knowsThat the secret to survivingIs knowing what to throw awayKnowing what to keep'Cause every hand's a winnerAnd every hand's a loserAnd the best that you can hope forIs to die in your sleep"And when he finished speakingHe turned back toward the windowCrushed out his cigaretteAnd faded off to sleepAnd somewhere in the darknessThe gambler he broke evenAnd in his final wordsI found an ace that I could keepYou got to know when to hold 'emKnow when to fold 'emKnow when to walk awayAnd know when to runYou never count your moneyWhen you're sittin' at the tableThere'll be time enough for countin'When the dealing's doneYou got to know when to hold 'em(When to hold 'em)Know when to fold 'em(When to fold 'em)Know when to walk awayAnd know when to runYou never count your moneyWhen you're sittin' at the tableThere'll be time enough for countin'When the dealing's doneYou got to know when to hold 'emKnow when to fold 'emKnow when to walk awayAnd know when to runYou never count your moneyWhen you're sittin' at the tableThere'll be time enough for countin'When the dealing's done
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Kenneth Donald Rogers (Houston, Texas; 21 de agosto de 1938-Sandy Springs, Georgia; 20 de marzo de 2020), conocido como Kenny Rogers, fue un cantautor y actor estadounidense, considerado una leyenda de la música country. Vendió más de 100 millones de discos…
