The Gambler

A two-character play on a train: a young narrator, an old card player and the advice that becomes the chorus everyone knows. Kenny Rogers sings it in a warm, unhurried baritone that sits close to speech, so it rewards anyone who can hold a steady low-to-middle range. The fun is in voicing the old man differently from the narrator. Give the gambler a slower, gravelly delivery and the room leans in. The chorus is famous enough that you will have help on it by the second time around.