Deck Of Cards-Wink Martindale

[ti:Deck of Cards] [ar:Wink Martindale] [al:16 Greatest Songs 1950-1960 Vol. 9] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Deck Of Cards - Wink Martindale [00:09.61]During the North African campaign [00:10.98]A bunch of soldier boys had [00:12.46]Been on a long hike [00:13.30] [00:14.40]And they arrived in [00:15.34]A little town called Casino [00:16.66] [00:18.54]The next morning being Sunday [00:19.58] [00:20.79]Several of the boys went to Church [00:22.36] [00:23.74]A sergeant commanded the boys [00:24.91]In Church and after the Chaplain [00:27.78]Had read the prayer [00:28.51] [00:29.33]The text was taken up next [00:30.50] [00:32.29]Those of the boys [00:33.15]Who had a prayer book took them out [00:34.36]But this one boy had only [00:36.69]A deck of cards [00:37.41] [00:38.28]And so he spread them out [00:39.36] [00:40.80]The Sergeant saw the cards and said [00:42.43] [00:43.33]"Soldier put away those cards " [00:45.54] [00:46.87]After the services was over [00:47.59] [00:48.89]The soldier was taken prisoner and [00:50.60]Brought before the Provost Marshall [00:51.55] [00:53.82]The Marshall said [00:54.91]"Sergeant why have you [00:56.65]Brought this man here " [00:57.39] [00:58.84]"For playing cards in church Sir " [01:00.27] [01:01.48]"And what have you to say for [01:02.47]Yourself son " "Much Sir " [01:04.85] [01:05.38]Replied the soldier [01:05.92] [01:07.39]The Marshall said [01:07.90] [01:08.65]"I hope so for if not I shall [01:11.04]Punish you more than [01:12.30]Any man was ever punished " [01:13.52] [01:15.09]The soldier said [01:16.08]"Sir I have been on the march [01:18.40]For about six days [01:19.20] [01:20.21]I have neither a Bible nor a prayer book [01:21.88] [01:22.93]But I hope to satisfy [01:23.71]You Sir with the purity of my intentions " [01:25.89] [01:27.34]And with that the boy [01:28.74]Started his story: [01:29.28] [01:31.07]"You see Sir when I look at the Ace [01:33.46] [01:34.23]It reminds me that there [01:35.17]Is but one God [01:36.06] [01:37.38]And the Deuce reminds me [01:38.04] [01:38.56]That the Bible is divided into [01:39.59] [01:40.50]Two parts the Old and the New Testaments [01:43.00] [01:44.45]When I see the Trey [01:45.30] [01:46.05]I think of the Father the Son [01:48.30]And the Holy Ghost [01:49.03] [01:50.18]And when I see the Four [01:51.30] [01:52.25]I think of the four Evangelists [01:53.29] [01:53.87]Who preached the Gospel; [01:54.94] [01:56.18]There was Matthew [01:56.92] [01:57.43]Mark Luke and John [01:58.90] [02:00.15]And when I see the Five [02:01.20] [02:01.90]It reminds me of the five [02:03.29]Wise virgins who trimmed [02:04.63]Their lamps; there were ten of them: [02:07.30]Five were wise and were saved [02:09.08] [02:10.12]Five were foolish and were shut out [02:11.86] [02:13.26]When I see the Six [02:13.98] [02:14.90]It reminds me that in six days [02:16.61]God made this great heaven and earth [02:18.44] [02:19.74]When I see the Seven [02:20.62] [02:21.52]It reminds me that on the seventh day [02:23.41]God rested from His great work [02:24.53] [02:26.17]And when I see the Eight [02:27.06] [02:27.82]I think of the eight righteous persons [02:29.44]God saved when He destroyed this earth; [02:31.57] [02:32.84]There was Noah his wife [02:34.82]Their sons and their wives [02:36.23] [02:37.29]And when I see the Nine [02:38.20] [02:39.37]I think of the lepers our Savior cleansed [02:41.23] [02:42.72]And nine out of the ten didn't [02:44.01]Even thank Him [02:44.76] [02:46.09]When I see the Ten [02:46.88] [02:47.84]I think of the Ten Commandments God [02:49.33]Handed down to Moses [02:49.94] [02:50.51]On a table of stone [02:51.64] [02:53.07]When I see the King [02:54.17]It reminds me that there is [02:55.04]But one King of Heaven God Almighty [02:57.48] [02:59.19]And when I see the Queen [03:00.13] [03:00.92]I think of the Blessed Virgin Mary [03:02.89]Who is Queen of Heaven [03:04.08] [03:04.86]And the Jack or Knave is the Devil [03:06.21] [03:07.53]When I count the number [03:08.68]Of spots on a deck of cards [03:10.51]I find 365 the number of days in a year [03:14.40] [03:15.62]There are 52 cards [03:16.65] [03:17.72]The number of weeks in a year [03:19.12] [03:20.09]There are 4 suits the [03:21.18]Number of weeks in a month [03:22.41] [03:23.44]There are 12 picture cards the number of [03:26.25]Months in a year There are 13 tricks [03:29.50]The number of weeks in a quarter [03:31.10] [03:32.74]So you see Sir [03:33.82] [03:34.71]My pack of cards serves me as a Bible [03:36.74] [03:37.60]An Almanac and a [03:39.28]Prayer Book " [03:39.66] [03:40.60]"And friends the story is true I know [03:43.39] [03:44.85]I was that soldier "