The Oni No Go Theme Song
(The Gambler, By Kenny Rogers)
On a warm summers evening, on a train bound for the ShadowlandsI met up with a Kuni, we were both too tired to sleep
So we took turns at staring out the window at the darkness
The boredom overtook us and he began to speak
He said, son I've made a life out of reading tainted faces
And knowing what the taint was, by the way they held their eyes
So if you don't mind my sayin', I can see you're out of Jade Slivers
For a taste of your Sake, I'll give you some advice
So I handed him my bottle, and he drank down my last swallow
Then he bummed some tobacco and asked me for a light
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
Chorus:
You got to know when to hold 'em ((Hold the Oni)) , know when to fold 'em ((Fold the Oni))
Know when to walk away and know when to run ((From the Oni))
You never count your Koku, when you're sittin' at the table
There'll be time enough for countin', when the Oni's done
Every Kuni knows that the secret to survive is
Knowing what to throw away and knowing what to keep
'Cos every hand's a winner and every hand's a loser
And the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep
And when he finished speakin', he turned back for the window
Emptied out His Pipe, faded off to sleep
And somewhere in the darkness, the Kuni he broke even
But in his final words I found a pearl that I could keep
chorus repeats 3x