d.: Hi, Cal.E. Did you watch the Texans game yesterday? C.: I did. The Texans pulled it out! That is amazing, since a lot of the players were missing because of the Covid crisis. The whole starting defensive line was missing, but they still put a whipping on the Chargers. Maybe the coaches have been playing the wrong players! Maybe THAT is why the Texans have not been having a good season. d.: I don't know, Cal.E. Maybe the Chargers were missing as many key players, and/or just did not come to play. They may have been overconfident, seeing the Texans' injury report. You did NOT bet on that game, did you? C.: NO, d.c. I did not. Like the old Kenny Rogers song "The Gambler" says, you've got to know when to hold'em, know when to fold'em, know when to walk away, know when to run...
d.: On a warm summer's evening C.: It's winter but warm as summer in Houston d.: On a train bound for nowhere C.: MY favorite place to go d.: I met up with the gambler C.: That's me!! d.: We were both too tired to sleep C.: I CANNOT relate d.: So we took turns a-starin' Out the window at the darkness C.: LIke I sometimes do d.: The boredom overtook us C.: He must have been a cat! d.: And he began to speak C.: I can do that, but only to you, d.c. d.:He said, "Son, I've made a life Out of readin' people's faces C.: I bet he could NOT read mine! d.: Knowin' what the cards were By the way they held their eyes C.: Mine are usually closed d.: So if you don't mind my sayin' I can see you're out of aces C.: uh oh d.: For a taste of your whiskey I'll give you some advice" C.: I would rather have catnip, but what did he say? d.:So I handed him my bottle And he drank down my last swallow C.: How rude! d.: Then he bummed a cigarette And asked me for a light C.: Bud Light? d.: And 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 C.: Like I always do! d.: You've got to know when to hold 'em C.: When to hold'em d.: Know when to fold 'em C.: Like your clothes! d.: Know when to walk away C.: My favorite thing! d.: And know when to run C.: LIke when Tom the Tabby is chasing you to collect on his debt! d.: You never count your money C.: Or your catnip! d.: When you're sittin' at the table C.: or under it either! d.: There'll be time enough for countin' When the dealin's done C.: When the dealin's done d.: Every gambler knows That the secret to survivin' C.: Is being a cat, we have nine lives! d.: Is knowin' what to throw away C.: Like bad food! d.: And knowin' what to keep C.: Catnip, caviar, porterhouse steak... d.: 'Cause every hand's a winner C.: If you know how to play the game! d.: And every hand's a loser C.: Like all dogs are! d.: And the best that you can hope for Is to die in your sleep" C.: Instead of at the hands of Tom the Tabby! d.: And when he'd finished speakin' He turned back toward the window C.: He MUST be a cat! d.: Crushed out his cigarette C.: No wonder he is dying, smoking is BAD for you! d.: Faded off to sleep C.: MY favorite thing to do! d.: And somewhere in the darkness C.: MY favorite place d.: The gambler he broke even C.: Such grammar, d.c. You ARE a writer! d.: But in his final words I found an ace that I could keep C.: What was it? d.: You've got to know when to hold 'em C.: When to hold'em d.: Know when to fold 'em C.: When to fold'em
d.: Know when to walk away C.: When to walk away d.: And know when to run C.: When you are being chased! d.:You never count your money When you're sittin' at the table There'll be time enough for countin' When the dealin's done C.:WHEN THE DEALING IS DOOOOOOONE!!!!!
C.: That IS my favorite song, d.c. d.: It WAS one of mine, until just now!
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