[00:00.000] 作词 : Don Alan Schlitz Jr. [00:01.000] 作曲 : Don Alan Schlitz Jr. [00:05.530] On a warm summer's evenin' on a train bound for nowhere [00:11.150] I met up with the gambler we were both too tired to sleep [00:16.030] So we took turns a starin' out the window at the darkness [00:21.660] 'Til boredom overtook us and he began to speak [00:26.600] He said "Son I've made a life out of readin' people's faces [00:32.350] And knowin' what their cards were by the way they held their eyes [00:37.410] So if you don't mind my sayin' I can see you're out of aces [00:42.850] For a taste of your whiskey I'll give you some advice" [00:49.100] So I handed him my bottle and he drank down my last swallow [00:55.480] Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light [01:00.290] And the night got deathly quiet and his face lost all expression [01:05.350] Said "If you're gonna play the game boy you gotta learn to play it right" [01:10.540] You got to know when to hold 'em know when to fold 'em [01:16.790] Know when to walk away and know when to run [01:21.160] You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table [01:26.600] There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealing's done [01:36.360] Every gambler knows that the secret to survivin' [01:41.920] Is knowin' what to throw away and knowing what to keep [01:46.920] 'Cause every hand's a winner and every hand's a loser [01:52.260] And the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep [01:57.640] And when he finished speakin' he turned back towards the window [02:03.510] Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep [02:08.270] And somewhere in the darkness the gambler he broke even [02:13.830] But in his final words I found an ace that I could keep [02:18.640] You got to know when to hold 'em know when to fold 'em [02:24.770] Know when to walk away and know when to run [02:29.200] You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table [02:34.580] There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealing's done [02:39.770] You got to know when to hold 'em know when to fold 'em [02:46.140] Know when to walk away and know when to run [02:50.450] You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table [02:55.960] There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealing's done [03:01.140] You got to know when to hold 'em know when to fold 'em [03:07.500] Know when to walk away and know when to run [03:11.810] You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table [03:17.380] There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealing's done