Bill Anderson Deck Of Cards Lyrics

DECK OF CARDS Writer T. Texas Tyler

SPOKEN: During the North African Campaign, a bunch of soldier boys had been on a long hike. 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. After the
Chaplain read the prayer, the text was taken up
next. Those of the boys that had a prayer book
took them out. One boy had only a deck of cards,
and he spread them out. The sergeant saw the cards
and said, "Soldier, put away those
cards." After the service 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," was the response. The Marshall asked
the soldier, "And what have you to say for
yourself, son?" "Much, Sir,"
replied the soldier. The Marshall stated, "I
hope so, for if not I will punish you more than
any man was ever punished." The soldier said,
"Sir, I have been on the march for about six
months. I have neither 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 Spirit. 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 heaven and earth. And 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 that
God saved when he destroyed the earth: there was
Noah, his wife, their sons and their wives. And
when I see the nine, I think of the lepers our
saviour cleansed, and that nine of the ten didn't
even thank him. When I see the ten, I think of the
ten commandments that God handed down to Moses on
a tablet 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 the Queen of Heaven.
And the Jack or Knave is the Devil. When I count
the number of spots in 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
four suits, the number of weeks in a month. There
are twelve picture cards, the number of months in
a year. There are thirteen tricks, the number of
weeks in a quarter. So you see, Sir, my deck of
cards serves me as a bible, an almanac and a
prayer book." "And friends, this is a
true story. I know, I was that soldier."