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On a warm summer's evenin', on a train bound for nowhere
Met up with a gambler, we were both too tired to sleep
Left allemande that corner, come home a dosado now
Left allemande the corner and weave around the ring
You 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 dealin's done

Heads square thru in the middle and you get 4 hands you go now
Dosado the corner, it's once around you know
Touch 1/4 then, scoot back on across there
Cast off 3/4 by the right and then the boys you trade
You spin the top for me, boys move up and slide thru
Swing that corner boy, and then you promenade
You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table
There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done

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He said: "Son, I've made a life out of readin' people's faces,
And knowin' what their cards were by the way they held their eyes
Left allemande that corner, come home a dosado now
Left allemande the corner and weave around the ring
You 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 dealin's done

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So when he finished speakin', he turned back toward the window:
Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep
Left allemande that corner, come home a dosado now
Left allemande the corner and weave around the ring
You 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 dealin's done

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