Deck Of Cards Lyrics
Deck Of Cards - Wink Martindale
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 "