Blake Shelton ~ 'The Gambler'

Cracker Barrel Country Songs Of The Year Concert 2006
Låtskrivere: Don Schlitz

"The Gambler" is a song written by Don Schlitz, recorded by several artists, most famously by American country music singer Kenny Rogers.

Blake Tollison Shelton (born June 18, 1976) is an American country singer and television personality. In 2001, he made his debut with the single "Austin". The lead-off single from his self-titled debut album, "Austin" spent five weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The now Platinum-certified debut album also produced two more top 20 entries ("All Over Me" and "Ol' Red").
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[GuriMalla]

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 a life
Out of readin' people's faces
Knowin' what the cards were
By the way they held their eyes
So if you don't mind my 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
And 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've got to know
When to hold 'em
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away
And 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
That the secret to survivin'
Is knowin' what to throw away
And knowin' what to keep
'Cause every hand's a winner
And every hand's a loser
And the best that you can hope for
Is to die in your sleep"

So when he'd finished speakin'
He turned back towards the window
Crushed out his cigarette
An' faded off to sleep
And 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
And 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've got to know
When to hold 'em
(When to hold 'em)
Know when to fold 'em
(When to fold 'em)
Know when to walk away
And 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

[kimsekoll]

NO ONE will ever replace Kenny. But Blake did awesome with this song.

[NickoLulea]

Blake is the king, but Kenny will always be the ace!

[Capzzzz]

Who's watching this after The legend of country music Kenny Rogers passed away. As much as I will always love Kenny's version I must say Blake did a good job.

[Country_Nostalgia_]

*Country music is simply the best...love it so much and blessings to all that read this.👍✨😘*

[diannedodd]

My grandmother loves Kenny Rogers songs rip both of you

[popeyethesailorboy]

No cell phones out, nobody ruining the show. Just a bunch of good people purely enjoying the music. RIP kenny

[kudzaingozo-chapata]

Blake Shelton has got the right voice for the Gambler Country song

[joymcdonald]

Blake sings it well. However, NOBODY could ever sing it better then kenny. He owned The Gambler.

[graceflasha]

Beautiful job there Blake. We used that song at my father’s funeral.

[dixonrudman]

Blake? You sing like I would love to, ..lucky bugger.🎵🎶🎶Kenny would be proud of you. Sing on...

[martinpatrick]

I'm sure Kenny was smiling from heaven hearing Blake Shelton doing his classic song the Gambler.

[marieasparling]

This just proves what I've always said about Blake right from the beginning. If anybody could sing anyone's songs, it's Blake Shelton. He nailed this Kenny Rogers classic, nailed the Elvis classic, Suspicious Minds; Kenny Loggins classic, Footloose; amongst others. Great job, Blake. Love it. :)

[sherrieventi]

“Knowin what to throw away, and what to keep”. Words to live by!!

[ElbertBelt]

Blake does a great job 👍 👏 🙌 👌 💙 😀 with this song 🎵

[ProjectB]

Even us non-Country Music fans miss Kenny today.

[cajuncountryboy]

Not many people have the gift of singing someone else's song and make it sound good, but Blake has the talent like a few select singers.

[jenniferrouse]

No one can sing this song like Kenny but Blake was in fire with this song

[annegriffin]

I’m still coming back...work is crazy but Blake is still class

[albus]

I love that Blake didn't try to change it, to make it his own, but sang it the way it was meant to be sang. Love it!!