This has to be the greatest song ever sung. Rest In Peace Kenny, you made all of our lives brighter with your amazing voice.

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May he soul rest in peace

Amen

@Sarah Seamons every hands a winner every hands a loser

@Sorellian what is a 665? I’ve not heard of it

2022 and I've still got this on full blast he will forever be one of the greats

This song never grows old, neither does it fade away. Kenny was a legend of his time.

Fi real

True ..

This is not just a song its a true masterpiece of encouragement.....may his soul rest in peace

yeah I always know when to hold them and know when to fold them and sometimes I hold them but then they dont want to hold me back so I walk away LOL

@Classic Country Music Here Here LOL 😆 i agree with you 💯

@Classic Country Music This is a duet?

Amen

Such deep wisdom. I remember as a 3 year old listening to this song on cassete tape in my dad's truck. I recently remembered this song and played it for my husband. We all are going through hard times recently. Thank you Kenny Rogers for the song and lessons learned from it Rest easy.

All the best to you! May times change for the better.

Making some big decisions with my husband currently and he quoted this song. So glad to see we on the good side of up!!’ Blessing to us all!!

Hey Andrea, I'm on the wrong side of 50 these days, but still remember the first time I heard this song... the more I have played it over the ages, the more I appreciate the song & lyrics - all the very best for your current circumstances hey, take care, Ross

Rest in peace, Mr. Rogers. Your contributions to the art will never die.

@ZorTu Oui il l'est morte. Il est mort dans 2020 à 81.

@Light Bishop01 qqqaqqqqqq

I call Bull Crap on Mark Ledyard and if neccessary, I will not die!

Truly

It's really impossible not to get emotional, because these songs make our memories return to the top of our most recent memories.

34 years ago in 5th grade. I sent a letter to Kenny. He sent me a 12x 12 picture signed. I still have it to this day. He's legend

Legendary.

I remember when I was in the 5th grade the COOLEST SONG EVER CAME OUT..."PLANET TEXAS". well coolest to a 10 year old boy. Wish I had thought about a autographed photo too! Way to go bud.

Wow

@Prof that kinda stupid but cool

You and him are legends rip

I’ve heard this chorus sung many times, but this is the first time listening to the whole song and watching the video. Man, what a masterpiece.

My favorite version of this song is when he was on The Muppet Show. The Gambler is played by a Muppet and there is a touching twist at the end.

I have this little singing mouse that sings the chorus. Can’t seem to find it online anywhere. Truly a great song

It really nukes the ol corn dog

He was the best of the time

have you seen the movie yet?

I have the lyrics to this on my wall. When things get tough either at work or at home it gives me inspiration and guidance. Its a song, a prayer, and therapy all rolled into one.

My dad was a Gambler a tough man. In a lumber camp in Wisconsin at 19. A card and dice expert. Keith

That's why everyone in jail plays this song. 13 years and still play this song

No matter what kind of music you’re into, you can’t deny that this song is one of the greats. Bravo, Mr. Rogers.

My favorite genres are hip-hop and Japanese city pop, but I respect this quite a bit.

@Christopher Neufelt how do you know the d is for douglas

Shepherd's Chapel Network !!!!!!! Chapter by Chapter / Verse by Verse !!!!!!!

Sean D exactly im a black man from west Philly that constantly listens to this

I'm a metalhead, and you're absolutely right!

Rest in peace Kenny Rogers you're a legend, your songs will never die.

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Kenny Rogers was one of my all time favorite artists, R.I.P, you lived a good life!

These songs made me look at life different. This here is a true masterpiece. Listening to this song brings be back to when I was just a child and hearing them for the first time. It really hits different listening to them now with all those beautiful combine memories rushing back to me all at once. Hearing this song once again makes me appreciate life even more. RIP MY BROTHER.

May your brother rest in peace, and I hope you'll find your peace in life as well

You are great blessed

One of the best stories told! Holds a deep meaning and many people, across the land, across different cultures and countries can relate to this song! R.I.P. Kenny

May he rest in peace

He was a great storyteller

Yep, you said that right! Salute!

I wish modern Country singers could take notes from guys like Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, & Kenny.... Kenny was & always will be an old school country OG! RIP🙏🏻

Yes yes he will .

Timothy Dexter preach.

@Timothy Dexter true

Modern country ain’t country boss! It’s out there, it just isn’t on the radio!!!

Drake Doud I couldn’t agree more!!

“The dealings done Kenny, count yourself a winner.” R.I.P. You truly were a great person

Grew up listening to this song with my momma, now as an adult I realize she was just giving me life advice. ♡

@Richard Melone sure am 😊

Richard I sure am :)

Hello Michelle , how are you doing

Every time life gets to me and that's pretty often, whenever i feel down and and all hope is lost, i play this song. Simply because it reminds me that there's still time and I'll count my chips when it's near the end. All i wish for is to break even. Lots of love to everyone, may life be with you.

Absolutely, I'm homeless and still manage to put a smile on my face every day, maybe there is hope.

That is a wonderful way to think of this song. I need to take a lesson. :)

I hope you will find what you are looking for, My Blessings are with you as well, may you finally find whatever makes you happy, but remember this song as a game changer

@Kagedaassen BackAtCha! The words to this song are one of the most profound nuggets of wisdom I have ever heard in my life, Stay Blessed.🙏🏽😉👍🏽

This song somehow captures a non existant memory of my past relatives through wise words from life experiences. Amazing. I'm new to country and I love how it delivers the essence of life.

This isn't just a song to me. This guy is telling us a life story and giving some life advice.

@steve Rowlands that's true

@James Alexander hi

@Dominic Stocker hi

It's 2022 and I am still listening to this sweet and perfect duet. Keeny Rogers is my inspiration in such ways of my life, I'm happy, I'm inpired, I listen to all of his songs, I love the way he sings, the way he moves while he sings. I love his contributions to the music industry. Music makes us happy everafter.

Wisdom

Heard this song a million times but listened to it for the first time today. A masterpiece and a master class in life.

Great way to remember this song

I'll see you one and raise you one: I used to think it was a dumb country song. Something about today made me give it another listen. It's genius.

I love the way you phrased this, great job! (:

Same

Clarity!

What a timeless voice. Rest in peace

Always will be known as a classic to me!

"there will be time enough for counting, when the dealings done"...such true words in so much contexts. Timeless

"And somewhere in the darkness, the Gambler he broke even." Rest in Peace, Kenny Rogers.

@BobbyBoucher The way I see the lyrics is it is making sure in this moment the true meaning of the lyrics is applied. The hand we are dealt is life. How we play the hand means everything. Afterall “every hands a winner, and ever hands a loser!” The best you can hope for is to die in your sleep helps us realise the meaning. It could also be a literal translation as well. It also eludes to the luck element of cards, and the luck element of the way we die. We would all hope to die in a way that causes no suffering after all.

It's 2022 and I am still listening to this sweet and perfect duet.

The gamblers final word were.. “The best we can hope for, is to die in our sleep” The gambler knew he was going to die soon so he polished the whisky so he could die while sleeping. That has always been my interpretation

@Jonathan Clarke "In his FINAL WORDS I found an ace that I could keep."

@Jonathan Clarke songs about life ..

Hermosa canción... Por siempre y para siempre.. Kenny Rogers graciassss. ♥️🙏

2022 and this will never get old

As a young child, my parents playing this song made me (for some reason) realize I could create my own music... I'll never forget that realization.

No one sings like Kenny Rodgers,this song is great

THE 70s had a lot of very good music ,Hears some proof . 1978 released

This song brings me to the first time I went to the casino with my grandpa. He consistently reminded me of these lyrics. Had some extremely joyful moments that day.

what a LEGEND

This song never gets old. RIP Kenny.

This song will always make me cry a little. It reminds me of my grandpa so much.... and the conversations that made me the man I am today. He taught me how to gamble, how to win, lose, and even just be okay with what the world was willing to give you. I hope you finally got to break even Grandpa Dave.

Tears in my eyes as I'm reading your post. I can feel your love through your words. Stand up & do him proud.

I heard this on the radio again recently, and I made a mental note to play it on Youtube the next chance I got. I agree with other commenters - this is so deep, filled with life lessons, told/sang in a way that makes you pay attention and remember it. RIP Kenny Rogers

Kenny Rogers is a legend, he lives in our hearts forever R.I.P. LEGEND

we love you forever Kenny Rogers thank you for your song RIP LEGEND

I agree

@Maurice Evans qq

Dam Right he is a Legend !! May I say great singers come and go but Legends Like Kenny Rogers will never ever die. His music is like Classical music his music will live through out the ages to come !

@Mariah Ryan ..u

I'm here every time, cooling myself with kenny's voice 😌 RIP 🙏🏿 🕊 LEGEND

I’m doing the same 🥰

All of life rapped up in a simple song. So good yet so profound. RIP Kenny!

A masterpiece from an expert of his craft. This is something rare and wonderful that we should all experience.

"no one is gone until they are forgotten" Kenny Rogers

@Helen Murdoch Some guy whos died twice id guess

'You die twice - once when you stop breathing and once when your name is mentioned for the last time.' Not sure who said this but it's good, though depressing!!!

Whether your a country music fan or not this song is a masterpiece and you can't not like it.

@ashley1994 i will, then I'll come back

@Kyle Krewson if you have to ask then you're legally ABSOLUTELY without a doubt one of the most hardest of hearing people on this planet. I love love love love love love love love kenny rogers but this couldn't be further from country. Go listen to a country song from him called the greatest where the beginning talks about a boy playing baseball and go listen to buy me a rose. Those are country songs from him.

@ashley1994 how does this sound like pop?

You're not your. And this sounds more pop than country.

I would love to listen to more music like this, I never got to grow up with music like this. I had to listen to rap but I truly love country and this type. I need a guide to tell me some suggestions lol

My mom, my uncle, my brother and I would always sing along to this song in the car when I was a little kid. Those were simpler times for sure.

My Dad used to play this for me when I was a kid...man what memories. Thank you Kenny RIP!!!

Simplemente excelente!!!

This has always been one of my grandma's and mom's favorite KR songs, besides "Lady", and It's easy to see why it became one of my favorites as well. We jammed to this song/ album on my mom's records/record player when we had to clean out my Grandma's house before she passed in 2015. Coming back to this song today, I realized the remastered version was republished on my birthday in 2018, the year after my daughter was born, whose middle name was inspired by my grandma.

@anella d'ambrosio how are you doing? Where are you from?

@Morrison Parker buona serata Morrison!🙋😅😊😘❤️

@anella d'ambrosio hello

@Morrison Parker ciao Morrison!come stai?🙋🥰😘❤️

Bet you’re a real country lover. Hope you having a great day out there

I'm not even a country fan but RIP Kenny Rogers this song will forever remain a classic

@ashley1994 Country gets a bad rep but older country like this is different that's what make it a classic

@ELE comments this song is anything but country. I love love love love love kenny rogers but I've never heard anything from him that was really all that country.

@ashley1994 I know he didn't start out as country but this song is country.

Kenny wasn't fully country

Kenny really puts his heart and love into all his songs so that's why he's a pro

@Craig Gavin si ho trovato il messaggio.ma dove comunichiamo?ce una chat?🤔🤗💏❤️😘😘

@Craig Gavin adesso controllo..🤔😀🤗💏❤️

@anella d'ambrosio controlla la tua posta🌹🦋🌻😍😍

@Craig Gavin d'accordo...ti aspetto...🤔😊😍😘❤️

@anella d'ambrosio ti darò l'idea sulla conversazione di posta non qui🦋🌹😍🥰😘

you know this songs a master piece since i love it and i usually listen to rap and hip hop

“So I handed him my bottle and he drank down my last swallow.” What a fantastic lyric!!

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Wow this a great classic I haven’t heard this song 🎵 in years ‼️ What a great performer 💙💕🤗

Hello 👋

Hello there how are you doing..?

RIP Kenny. The singer may be silent, but his songs will live forever.

@Wyatt Williams Charlie Daniels 07/06/2020 . Only Willie is left as of 06/10/2020.

Wyatt Williams yeah about that

Paix a ton ame mon artiste.

Rip

Two good country artist left willie Nelson and Charlie Daniels

The real beauty of a good song is the lesson it reminds us of as it's played. The Gambler is one of the best.

Great song, great voice. Such cool music. Thank you Kenny..blessings always.

RIP kenny rogers your songs never dies in our hearts 🤗🤗❤❤

I think of my mum everytime i hear this song . She passed away 3 years ago , she use to sing this song from starting to end everytime it plays on radio .

RIP Mr Rogers. So many hits BUT this song along crossed over EVERY type of demographic due to it being a pure metaphor for how to live your life as an adult. Iconic American History

It's 2022 and I am still listening to this sweet and perfect duet.

L Eternamente Eternamente yola

💜🎯

@John McKale o Ki

I never thought of it like that

Eu amo essa música 😍😍😍😍

Hermosa canción!❤️

RIP KENNY!!! And God bless you for giving us this beautiful song, I would sing this song to my daughter every night to put her to sleep!! That was 13 years ago..

True legend, this is more than a masterpiece. RIP

Who else came to YouTube to listen to this legend after hearing off his passing R.I.P KENNY ROGERS 😢

legend of a man r.i.p kenny gbnf c x

I came here after hearing a general manager of my company accidentally recorded audio on a WhatsApp group on his ride on the way home

@Michael Schmidt p

When his mother passed, the funeral home that did her service was across the street from my middle school. I was on the opposite end of the campus and could not get a glimpse of him, but it was all over the local news. Crockett Texas!

I can never get tired of hearing this man voice. R.I.P

Where are you chatting from Natalie ..?

Oh that’s nice to hear …I’m doing great just stressed out with work

@Richard Fredrick I am doing great thank you for asking. How r u

Hello Natalie how you doing hope all is well with you hoping to hear from you soon...?

@Willock Rudger I am doing great how r u

Absolutely an incredible artist, And a Gentleman!

This song makes me cry my wife dedicated it to my dad and so true It's been hard one loss after another over last few years I can't even listen got to go I miss u pops

This was my grandads favourite song before he passed, rest in peace Kings, fly high 🙏 🕊

Rest In Peace Kenny. With the crap that’s going on in the world I’m thinking this song should be pretty popular

ye sir has just informed me king KENNY died . ive been away wow god bless mister

"And somewhere in the darkness, the Gambler he broke even." Rest in Peace, Kenny Rogers.

L.D. BRITE Denver The Truth Matters google is your friend. Look it up.

They should make an old train memorial museum or something. A cowboy party!

Did Kenny Rogers die?

I play this on repeat and I cry everytime...

Bless your soul Kenny you are an icon for eternity 💕

@Richard Melone I am good thanks Richard. Hope you are ok.

Hello Melissa , how are you doing ?

A great talent, whose music will entertain us forever!! Thanks Ken.

If I were heading off into deep space, and could bring with me only one song, this is the one. No foolin'. All of Life is bound up in this song. Thank you, Kenny. And God bless your precious soul

Why I've always cherished this song is because it's a message that everyone, at times, needs to follow. Be aware of what and who's around you, knowing that your daily life is a gamble. It's a game where you have confidence in yourself, know when to evaluate yourself, learn to accept and trust others, run away from fear but towards what you feel is your calling. Give yourself faith and do your best, self evaluate, and finally... balance! I find it a message on how to live the life you've been dealt. This will always be a gamble. Play your cards right!

@Karl E Dehm You can always fold. You just have to be prepared to leave everything you have to do it.

In life's gamble, there is no folding brother. But there are other hands being dealt after the initial hand.

Good lad

You just answered my question in LA thank u aha

Amen

I love this song so much helped me with a difficult time in my life continue to rest in peace 🙏

His voice is UNIQUE! Love it!

This is a fantastic song Kenny! So glad you came up with it

This is a masterpiece....lines that are immortal.

I Guess you're a country MUSIC lover?

This was my grandads favorite song, we lost him last week and this is the only song I can listen to. That man was my hero.

@Yesenia Mendoza - No kidding! My dad was the same way. Of course he never put his hands on his daughters but he did with his sons. He used his belt on them when they got out of control. That was discipline! No days they called it abuse and they throw the parents in jail for it. I lost my dad in April 2017. He was 82. He loved Kenny Rogers, George Jones, Wylan Jennings and Johnny Cash and all those great legends. Miss my pops!

@asdf asdf sorry for your loss. My grandpa was my best friend, too. Just realize that they're both in a better place 😇

he should of folded death

R.I.P to your grandfather and God bless your family 🙏🏾

Cheers, to your Hero he's proud of you.

This is a masterpiece....lines that are immortal.

RIP Kenny Rogers!! Legend!!

RIP legend, perfect story telling song

Best kenny rogers song, imo. It's like the top class of perfection 👏

I woke up this morning to learn of this legend's passing. Kenny Rogers was an amazing artist, he surpassed limits and was an icon not just of country music, but all things Americana. He is one of those few who had "IT.". I saw him performed in 2016 and when he sang The Gambler I sobbed. I felt so lucky to have heard that performance live. Mr. Rogers, with your talent, your advice, your example, your patriotism, your songs, you gave this could try so much. Thank you for so many memories and lessons. May you rest in peace. I hope as you showed your last hand you remembered that beyond your family you were loved and respected by countless fans across the world.

It's 2022 and I am still listening to this sweet and perfect duet.

Hi Joe

Honestly. I miss his music