Karaoké The Gambler (live) The Tumbling Paddies

Good evenin' Castlebar

How are y'all doin' tonight

You's havin' a good time

We are the Tumbling Paddies from County Fermanagh

Let's hear you's all sing

On a warm summer's evenin'

On a train bound for nowhere

Sing it

So we took turns a-starin' out the window at the darkness

The 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 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

'Cos you gotta know when to fold 'em hey

Know when to hold 'em

Know when to walk away

Know when to run

'Cos you never count your money when you're sittin' at the table

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

Hey

Now every gambler knows that the secret to survivin' is knowin' what to throw away and knowin' what to keep

'Cos every hand's a winner

Every hand's a loser

The best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep

'Cos you gotta know when to hold 'em hey

Know when to fold 'em

Know when to walk away

Know when to run

'Cos you never count your money when you're sittin' at the table

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

And when he finished speakin' he turned back toward the window

Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep

And somewhere in the darkness the gambler he broke even

And in his final words I found an ace that I should keep

'Cos you gotta know when to hold 'em

Sing it

Know when to walk away

Know when to run

'Cos you never count your money when you're sittin' at the table

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

One more time Castlebar

Let's hear you sing

'Cos you gotta know

Oh

'Cos you never count your money

Hey

When the dealin's done

'Cos you gotta know when to hold 'em hey

Know when to fold 'em

Know when to walk away

Know when to run

'Cos you never count your money when you're sittin' at the table

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