Deck Of Cards Lyrics

Deck Of Cards lyrics

Deck of Cards 

 Wink Martindale 

 Dot  45-15968 

 (T. Texas Tyler)   American Music  BMI 

  

  

 NARRATIVE: 

 During the North African campaign, a bunch of soldier boys had 

 been on a long hike and they arrived in a little town called Casino. The 

 next morning being Sunday, several of the boys went to Church. A sergeant 

 commanded the boys in Church and after the Chaplain had read the prayer, 

 the text was taken up next. Those of the boys who had a prayer book took 

 them out, but this one boy had only a deck of cards, and so he spread 

 them out. The Sergeant saw the cards and said, "Soldier, put away those 

 cards." After the services was over, the soldier was taken prisoner and 

 brought before the Provost Marshall. 

  

 The Marshall said, "Sergeant, why have you brought this man 

 here?" "For playing cards in church, Sir." "And what have you to say for 

 yourself, son?" "Much, Sir," replied the soldier.  The Marshall said, "I 

 hope so, for if not I shall punish you more than any man was ever 

 punished." The soldier said, "Sir, I have been on the march for about six 

 days. I have neither a Bible nor a prayer book, but I hope to satisfy 

 you, Sir, with the purity of my intentions." And with that, the boy 

 started his story: 

  

 "You see Sir, when I look at the Ace, it reminds me that there 

 is but one God. And the Deuce reminds me that the Bible is divided into 

 two parts, the Old and the New Testaments. When I see the Trey, I think 

 of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. And when I see the Four, I 

 think of the four Evangelists who preached the Gospel; there was Matthew, 

 Mark, Luke and John. And when I see the Five, it reminds me of the five 

 wise virgins who trimmed their lamps; there were ten of them: five were 

 wise and were saved, five were foolish and were shut out. When I see the 

 Six, it reminds me that in six days, God made this great heaven and 

 earth. When I see the Seven, it reminds me that on the seventh day, God 

 rested from His great work. And when I see the Eight, I think of the 

 eight righteous persons God saved when He destroyed this earth; there was 

 Noah, his wife, their sons and their wives. And when I see the Nine, I 

 think of the lepers our Savior cleansed, and nine out of the ten didn't 

 even thank Him. When I see the Ten, I think of the Ten Commandments God 

 handed down to Moses on a table of stone. When I see the King, it 

 reminds me that there is but one King of Heaven, God Almighty. And when I 

 see the Queen, I think of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who is Queen of 

 Heaven. And the Jack or Knave is the Devil. When I count the number 

 of spots on a deck of cards, I find 365, the number of days in a year. 

 There are 52 cards, the number of weeks in a year. There are 4 suits, the 

 number of weeks in a month. There are 12 picture cards, the number of 

 months in a year. There are 13 tricks, the number of weeks in a quarter. 

 So you see, Sir, my pack of cards serves me as a Bible, an Almanac and a 

 Prayer Book." 

  

 "And friends, the story is true. I know, I was that soldier." 

  

  

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