Música no Mundo - Kenny Rogers - Estados Unidos

Na cidade de Houston, em Agosto de 1938, nasceu Kenneth Donald Rogers, conhecido na Música

Country norte americana como Kenny Rogers,  foi um cantor, fotógrafo, ator e produtor musical.

Foi o criador da banda "Kenny Rogers and The First Edition",  antes de seguir em carreira

solo, que alcançando grande popularidade entre as décadas de 1970/1980, vencendo

três vezes o Grammy com seus maiores sucessos,  “We've Got Tonight”, “Lucille” e

a que destaco nessa publicação,  “The Gambler”,  autoria de  Don Schlitz. Sua

morte foi em casa, na cidade de Sandy Springs, em 20 de Março de 2020.

carlos miranda (betomelodia) ™

On a warm summer's evenin  on a train bound for nowhere

I met up with the gambler  we were both too tired to sleep

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

When boredom overtook us  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 faced lost all expression.

He 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  now when to run

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

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

Now every gambler knows  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

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 could keep

You've 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 dealer's done

You've 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 dealer's done

don schlitz

 

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