For many years, singer Kenny Rogers was often referred to as the gambler because of his song:
Kenny Rogers – The Gambler Lyrics
On a warm summer's eve
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
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
And the night got deathly quiet
And his face 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
And know when to run
You never count your money
When you're sittin' at the table
There'll be time enough for counting
When the dealin's done
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
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
But 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
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
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...
Songwriters: SCHLITZ, DON
The Gambler lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
If you mean in films or TV from the US, these include:
The Gambler was written by Don Schlitz and recorded by Kenny Rogers, among others.
Kenny rodgers sings "the gambler"
Gambler's Life was created in 1974-06.
The Gambler - 1916 was released on: USA: 20 April 1916
The Gambler and the Girl - 1912 was released on: USA: 2 August 1912
The Love Gambler - 1922 was released on: USA: 12 November 1922
The Gambler's Wife - 1908 was released on: UK: April 1908 USA: May 1908
The cast of The Gambler - 1914 includes: Harry von Meter as The Gambler
Gambler - film - was created in 1971.
Confessions of a Gambler was created in 2007.
Gambler - comics - was created in 1944.
The Great Gambler was created in 1979.
The Gambler - novel - was created in 1866.
The Gambler - Prokofiev - was created in 1929.
The Gambler was released on 08/04/1999.
The Production Budget for The Gambler was $3,000,000.
The cast of The Gambler - 1912 includes: George Gebhardt as Tom Bradford - the Gambler
The duration of Gambler - film - is 2.57 hours.
The Gambler EP was created in 2005-07.