Текст песни Deck of Cards - Wink Martindale
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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