Re: Need help with song lyric and artist

Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2003 09:20:18 +0100
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"DECK OF CARDS"
Written and recorded by T. Texas Tyler in 1948.
Also recorded by:
Tex Ritter
Merle Travis
Wink Martindale
Pee Wee King
Phil Harris
Bill Anderson
Max Bygraves
Original lyrics:
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 Marshal.
The Marshal said, "Sergeant, why have you brought this man here?"
"For playing cards in church, Sir," was the response.
The Marshal asked the soldier, "And what have you to say for yourself, son?"
"Much, Sir," replied the soldier.
The Marshal 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 story is true.
I know ... I was that soldier."
"Shayne Vaughan" <email-address-deleted> wrote in message
news:email-address-deleted...
> The story goes that a man in the military enters a church with a pack
> of cards instead of a Bible. When his commanding officer scolds him
> for this, he explains that his deck of cards represents characters in
> the Bible and card by card identifies each one. Song is usually played
> at Christmas time.
>
> Anyone know the artist and song title? Any help will be appreciated