He bet five hundred for a win the horse beat by a head <br />But it did not seem to bother him 'no luck this one he said' <br />He backed the favourite in the race at odds of five to ten <br />And he has a tip for the next race he feels this horse will win. <br /> <br />I bet because I like to bet he has been known to say <br />And if you can't accept your losses why gamble anyway? <br />If he has had a losing day Tim Ryan feels no remorse <br />It doesn't seem to bother him to have backed the beaten horse. <br /> <br />Since he left West Cork years ago he's placed many big bet <br />And his advice 'dry tracker seldom go well in the wet <br />And horses who are good first up at their first up you back <br />And every horse that ever raced have their own favourite track'. <br /> <br />I always thought gamblers go broke as many of them do <br />But Tim Ryan the biggest that I know has proved my thoughts untrue <br />He's been big gambler all these years but still he is not broke <br />And if the horse he bet on lose about it he can joke. <br /> <br />The only big gambler that I know has gambled big for years <br />And if the horse he bet on lose in him no sign of tears <br />Many big gamblers end their lives when with their losses they can't cope <br />But Tim Ryan bigger man than that he has great faith in hope.<br /><br />Francis Duggan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-gambler-4/
