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Did the old gambler die at the end of the song “The Gambler”?
Posted on 11/1/21 at 9:04 am
Posted on 11/1/21 at 9:04 am
I have always wondered this and I just heard the song again.
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Posted on 11/1/21 at 9:16 am to theantiquetiger
Posted on 11/1/21 at 9:35 am to theantiquetiger
Yeah, seems pretty clear that he did.
Posted on 11/1/21 at 9:38 am to theantiquetiger
It says those were his final words.
This post was edited on 11/1/21 at 10:02 am
Posted on 11/1/21 at 10:36 am to theantiquetiger
“The Gambler, he broke even” implies that he did, imo.
Posted on 11/1/21 at 11:01 am to High C
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“The Gambler, he broke even” implies that he did, imo.
Or he robbed Kenny while he was asleep.
Posted on 11/1/21 at 1:52 pm to theantiquetiger
Better yet, did the Gatlin Boys survive or just take a good arse whoopin?
This post was edited on 11/1/21 at 1:52 pm
Posted on 11/1/21 at 1:57 pm to Cdawg
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Did the old gambler die at the end of the song “The Gambler”?
Gambler dies.
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Better yet, did the Gatlin Boys survive or just take a good arse whoopin?
Gatlin boys received full jumbo sized can of whoop-arse.
Posted on 11/1/21 at 4:14 pm to Cdawg
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Better yet, did the Gatlin Boys survive or just take a good arse whoopin?
I always wondered what Larry Gatlin and his brothers thought about that. They were a big act at the time o the song came out.
Posted on 11/1/21 at 6:28 pm to theantiquetiger
I'd be pissed if Captain obvious drank all my whiskey in exchange for that "advice." Know when to hold em, know when to fold em? Profound.
Posted on 11/1/21 at 8:04 pm to Jim Rockford
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I always wondered what Larry Gatlin and his brothers thought about that.
I just looked for this on YouTube and struck out... but during a late 70s awards show where Kenny was cleaning up the awards, the Gatlin Brothers sang "All The Gold In California" with the lyric "is in a bank in the middle of Beverly Hills in Kenny Rogers' name".
Kenny's revenge answer was Coward of the County.
Posted on 11/1/21 at 8:08 pm to Mizz-SEC
OK. I got this story wrong.
The Gatlin's singing about all the gold in California in a bank in Kenny Rogers name was their revenge for Coward of the County. From Wikipedia...
Controversy regarding "The Gatlin Boys" lyric
It has been claimed that mention of the "Gatlin boys ... there was three of them" in the song was a reference to The Gatlin Brothers. However, in The Billboard Book of Number One Country Singles, Rogers stated that he was unaware of the connection, and that he would have otherwise asked for the name to be changed. Larry Gatlin also gave the song a positive review ("It's a good song").[2] Writer Billy Edd Wheeler denied that the lyric was a reference to the Gatlin Brothers.[3]
Larry Gatlin later claimed in an interview on The Adam Carolla Show that the song’s co-writer, Roger Bowling, had a personal grudge against him for reasons unknown. Gatlin then explained to Carolla that when Bowling won song of the year for "Lucille" during the 1977 CMA Awards, he (Gatlin) approached Bowling to congratulate him for winning. Gatlin told Carolla: "He said, 'frick you, Gatlin!' I said, 'What?' He said, 'frick you!' I said, 'Let me tell you something, hoss. If we weren't in the Grand Ole' Opry House dressed up in tuxedos, I would just open a boot shop in your arse.'" Gatlin further stated that those particular exchange of words with Bowling resulted in Gatlin‘s inclusion in the lyrics to “Coward of the County.”
The Gatlin's singing about all the gold in California in a bank in Kenny Rogers name was their revenge for Coward of the County. From Wikipedia...
Controversy regarding "The Gatlin Boys" lyric
It has been claimed that mention of the "Gatlin boys ... there was three of them" in the song was a reference to The Gatlin Brothers. However, in The Billboard Book of Number One Country Singles, Rogers stated that he was unaware of the connection, and that he would have otherwise asked for the name to be changed. Larry Gatlin also gave the song a positive review ("It's a good song").[2] Writer Billy Edd Wheeler denied that the lyric was a reference to the Gatlin Brothers.[3]
Larry Gatlin later claimed in an interview on The Adam Carolla Show that the song’s co-writer, Roger Bowling, had a personal grudge against him for reasons unknown. Gatlin then explained to Carolla that when Bowling won song of the year for "Lucille" during the 1977 CMA Awards, he (Gatlin) approached Bowling to congratulate him for winning. Gatlin told Carolla: "He said, 'frick you, Gatlin!' I said, 'What?' He said, 'frick you!' I said, 'Let me tell you something, hoss. If we weren't in the Grand Ole' Opry House dressed up in tuxedos, I would just open a boot shop in your arse.'" Gatlin further stated that those particular exchange of words with Bowling resulted in Gatlin‘s inclusion in the lyrics to “Coward of the County.”
Posted on 11/1/21 at 8:21 pm to Mizz-SEC
"I would open a boot shop in your arse"
Posted on 11/2/21 at 8:40 am to theantiquetiger
I don't think so.
Think he dozed off from drinking all that whiskey.
Think he dozed off from drinking all that whiskey.
Posted on 11/2/21 at 11:34 am to auggie
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"I would open a boot shop in your arse"
A missed line / opportunity for Red Forman on That 70's Show.
Posted on 11/2/21 at 11:52 am to ItzMe1972
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Think he dozed off from drinking all that whiskey.
He did doze off, and then died in his sleep, which, as he said earlier in the song, was the most he expected to get out of life. That is the "breaking even" that the lyrics refer to - he got neither more nor less than he expected.
Posted on 11/3/21 at 10:19 am to madmaxvol
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Better yet, did the Gatlin Boys survive or just take a good arse whoopin?
Gatlin boys received full jumbo sized can of whoop-arse.
An arse-whoopin' still seems a little light for gangrape.
Posted on 11/3/21 at 11:44 am to shinerfan
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Better yet, did the Gatlin Boys survive or just take a good arse whoopin?
Gatlin boys received full jumbo sized can of whoop-arse.
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An arse-whoopin' still seems a little light for gangrape.
The song doesn't get into it...but I'm pretty sure Tommy raped each of the Gatlin boys after whipping their asses.
Posted on 11/3/21 at 9:31 pm to Keep Stirring
I never thought I’d see cumtown on TD 
By the way you’re gay and retarded
By the way you’re gay and retarded
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