On a warm summer's evening On a warm summer's evening Em uma noite quente de verão On a train bound for nowhere On a train bound for nowhere Em um trem com destino a lugar nenhum I met up with the gambler I met up with the gambler Eu me encontrei com o jogador We were both too tired to sleep We were both too tired to sleep Nós dois estávamos muito cansados para dormir So we took turns a-starin' So we took turns a-starin' Então nós nos revezamos para começar Out the window at the darkness Out the window at the darkness Pela janela na escuridão The boredom overtook us The boredom overtook us O tédio nos alcançou And he began to speak And he began to speak E ele começou a falar He said: Son, I've made a life He said: Son, I've made a life Ele disse: Filho, eu fiz uma vida Out of readin' people's faces Out of readin' people's faces De ler os rostos das pessoas Knowin' what the cards were Knowin' what the cards were Saber quais eram as cartas By the way they held their eyes By the way they held their eyes A propósito, eles seguraram seus olhos So if you don't mind my sayin' So if you don't mind my sayin' Então, se você não se importa que eu diga I can see you're out of aces I can see you're out of aces Eu posso ver que você está sem ases For a taste of your whiskey For a taste of your whiskey Para provar o seu uísque I'll give you some advice I'll give you some advice Eu vou te dar um conselho So I handed him my bottle So I handed him my bottle Então eu entreguei a ele minha garrafa And he drank down my last swallow And he drank down my last swallow E ele bebeu meu último gole Then he bummed a cigarette Then he bummed a cigarette Então ele fumou um cigarro And asked me for a light And asked me for a light E me pediu uma luz And the night got deathly quiet And the night got deathly quiet E a noite ficou mortalmente quieta And his face lost all expression And his face lost all expression E seu rosto perdeu toda a expressão Said: If you're gonna play the game, boy Said: If you're gonna play the game, boy Disse: Se você vai jogar o jogo, garoto You gotta learn to play it right You gotta learn to play it right Você tem que aprender a jogar direito You've got to know when to hold 'em You've got to know when to hold 'em Você tem que saber quando segurá-los Know when to fold 'em Know when to fold 'em Saiba quando dobrá-los Know when to walk away Know when to walk away Saiba quando ir embora And know when to run And know when to run E saiba quando correr You never count your money You never count your money Você nunca conta seu dinheiro When you're sittin' at the table When you're sittin' at the table Quando você está sentado na mesa There'll be time enough for countin' There'll be time enough for countin' Haverá tempo suficiente para contar When the dealin's done When the dealin's done Quando o negócio estiver feito Every gambler knows Every gambler knows Todo jogador sabe That the secret to survivin' That the secret to survivin' Esse é o segredo para sobreviver Is knowin' what to throw away Is knowin' what to throw away Está sabendo o que jogar fora And knowin' what to keep And knowin' what to keep E saber o que manter 'Cause every hand's a winner 'Cause every hand's a winner Porque cada mão é uma vencedora And every hand's a loser And every hand's a loser E toda mão é uma perdedora And the best that you can hope for And the best that you can hope for E o melhor que você pode esperar Is to die in your sleep Is to die in your sleep É morrer dormindo And when he'd finished speakin' And when he'd finished speakin' E quando ele terminou de falar He turned back toward the window He turned back toward the window Ele se voltou para a janela Crushed out his cigarette Crushed out his cigarette Esmagou o cigarro Faded off to sleep Faded off to sleep Desvanecido para dormir And somewhere in the darkness And somewhere in the darkness E em algum lugar na escuridão The gambler he broke even The gambler he broke even O jogador que ele empatou But in his final words But in his final words Mas em suas palavras finais I found an ace that I could keep I found an ace that I could keep Eu encontrei um ás que eu poderia manter You've got to know when to hold 'em You've got to know when to hold 'em Você tem que saber quando segurá-los Know when to fold 'em Know when to fold 'em Saiba quando dobrá-los Know when to walk away Know when to walk away Saiba quando ir embora And know when to run And know when to run E saiba quando correr You never count your money You never count your money Você nunca conta seu dinheiro When you're sittin' at the table When you're sittin' at the table Quando você está sentado na mesa There'll be time enough for countin' There'll be time enough for countin' Haverá tempo suficiente para contar When the dealin's done When the dealin's done Quando o negócio estiver feito You've got to know when to hold 'em (when to hold 'em) You've got to know when to hold 'em (when to hold 'em) Você tem que saber quando segurá-los (quando segurá-los) Know when to fold 'em (when to fold 'em) Know when to fold 'em (when to fold 'em) Saiba quando dobrá-los (quando dobrá-los) Know when to walk away Know when to walk away Saiba quando ir embora And know when to run And know when to run E saiba quando correr You never count your money You never count your money Você nunca conta seu dinheiro When you're sittin' at the table When you're sittin' at the table Quando você está sentado à mesa There'll be time enough for countin' There'll be time enough for countin' Haverá tempo suficiente para contar When the dealin's done When the dealin's done Quando o negócio estiver feito You've got to know when to hold 'em You've got to know when to hold 'em Você tem que saber quando segurá-los Know when to fold 'em Know when to fold 'em Saiba quando dobrá-los Know when to walk away Know when to walk away Saiba quando sair And know when to run And know when to run E saiba quando correr You never count your money You never count your money Você nunca conta seu dinheiro When you're sittin' at the table When you're sittin' at the table Quando você está sentado à mesa There'll be time enough for countin' There'll be time enough for countin' Haverá tempo suficiente para contar When the dealin's done When the dealin's done Quando o negócio estiver feito