Karaoké The Gambler Medley Robert Mizzell

You've painted up your lips and rolled and curled your tinted hair

Ruby, are you contemplating going out somewhere?

The shadow on the wall tells me the sun is going down

Oh Ruby

Don't take your love to town

It wasn't me that started that old crazy Asian war

But I was proud to go and do my patriotic chore

And yes it's true that I'm not the man I used to be

Oh Ruby

Sure can use some company

Everyone considered him the coward of the county

He'd never stood one single time to prove the county wrong

His mama named him Tommy but folks just called him yellow

Something always told me they were reading

Tommy wrong

He was only ten years old when his daddy died in prison

I looked after Tommy 'cos he was my brother's son

I still recall the final words my brother said to Tommy

Son my life is over but yours has just begun

Promise me son not to do the things I've done

Walk away from trouble if you can

It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek

I hope you're old enough to understand

Son you don't have to fight to be a man

On a warm summer's evening

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

'Till the boredom overtook us and he began to speak

Well he said son

I've made a 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 my sayin'

I can see you're out of aces

For a taste of your whiskey

Lord I'll give you some advice

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 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

There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done