The Gambler

He bet five hundred for a win the horse beat by a head But it did not seem to bother him 'no luck this one he said' He backed the favourite in the race at odds of five to ten And he has a tip for the next race he feels this horse will win. I bet because I like to bet he has been known to say And if you can't accept your losses why gamble anyway? If he has had a losing day Tim Ryan feels no remorse It doesn't seem to bother him to have backed the beaten horse. Since he left West Cork years ago he's placed many big bet And his advice 'dry tracker seldom go well in the wet And horses who are good first up at their first up you back And every horse that ever raced have their own favourite track'. I always thought gamblers go broke as many of them do But Tim Ryan the biggest that I know has proved my thoughts untrue He's been big gambler all these years but still he is not broke And if the horse he bet on lose about it he can joke. The only big gambler that I know has gambled big for years And if the horse he bet on lose in him no sign of tears Many big gamblers end their lives when with their losses they can't cope But Tim Ryan bigger man than that he has great faith in hope.