Kenny Rogers - The Gambler - Karaoke Version from Zoom Karaoke

This karaoke version has been produced by Zoom Karaoke and the recording rights are owned and controlled by Zoom Entertainments Limited - Song lyrics: ON A WARM SUMMER’S EVENIN’ ON A TRAIN BOUND FOR NOWHERE I MET UP WITH A GAMBLER WE WERE BOTH TOO TIRED TO SLEEP SO WE TOOK TURNS A-STARIN’ OUT THE WINDOW AT THE DARKNESS ’TIL BOREDOM OVERTOOK US AND HE BEGAN TO SPEAK HE SAID SON, I’VE MADE MY LIFE OUT OF READIN’ PEOPLE’S FACES AND KNOWIN’ WHAT THE CARDS WERE BY THE WAY THEY HELD THEIR EYES SO, IF YOU DON’T MIND ME SAYIN’ I CAN SEE YOU’RE OUT OF ACES FOR A TASTE OF YOUR WHISKEY I’LL GIVE YOU SOME ADVICE SO, I HANDED HIM MY BOTTLE AND HE DRANK DOWN MY LAST SWALLOW THEN HE BUMMED A CIGARETTE AND ASKED ME FOR A LIGHT THEN THE NIGHT GOT DEATHLY QUIET AND HIS FACE LOST ALL EXPRESSION SAID IF YOU’RE GONNA PLAY THE GAME, BOY YOU GOTTA LEARN TO PLAY IT RIGHT YOU GOT TO KNOW WHEN TO HOLD ’EM KNOW WHEN TO FOLD ’EM 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 NOW EVERY GAMBLER KNOWS THE SECRET TO SURVIVIN’ IS KNOWIN’ WHAT TO THROW AWAY 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 SO WHEN HE’D FINISHED SPEAKIN’ HE TURNED BACK TOWARD THE WINDOW CRUSHED OUT HIS CIGARETTE AND FADED OFF TO SLEEP THEN SOMEWHERE IN THE DARKNESS THE GAMBLER HE BROKE EVEN BUT IN HIS FINAL WORDS I FOUND AN ACE THAT I COULD KEEP YOU GOT TO KNOW WHEN TO HOLD ’EM KNOW WHEN TO FOLD ’EM 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 YOU GOT TO KNOW WHEN TO HOLD ’EM KNOW WHEN TO FOLD ’EM 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 YOU GOT TO KNOW WHEN TO HOLD ’EM KNOW WHEN TO FOLD ’EM 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
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