~Deck Of Cards~

It was during the Viet Nam conflict
A bunch of soldiers had been on a long hike
And they arrived in a town called Siagon
And the next day being Sunday
Several of the boys went to Church

After the Chaplain read the prayer
The text was taken up. Those of the boys
Who had prayer books took them out
But one boy had only a deck of cards
So he spread them out

The sergeant in charge of the boys saw the
Cards and said, "Soldier, put away those cards"
And after the service was over, the soldier
Was taken prisoner and brought
Before the Provost Mashall

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," the soldier replied. The Marshall said
"I hope so, for if not I shall punish you severely"

You see, "Sir, I've been on the march
For six days, and I had neither a Bible nor
Prayer book, but I hope to satisfy
You, Sis, with the purity of my intentions"

"You see Sir, When I look at the Ace, it reminds
Me there is but one God

And when I see the Deuce, it reminds me that the Bible
Is divided into two parts, the Old and the New Testaments

And 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
They were Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John

And when I see the Five, it reminds me of
The five wise virgins who trimmed their lamps
There was ten of them, five were wise
And were saved, five were foolish
And were shut out

And when I see the six
It reminds me that in six days
God made this great Heaven and Earth

And when I see the Seven, it reminds me that on
The seventh day, God rested

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 three 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

And when I see the Ten, I think of the Ten Commandments
God handed down to moses on a table of stone

And when I see the King, it reminds me once again 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 of knave is the Devil

And 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 13 tricks, the number of weeks in a quarter

There are 4 suits, the number of weeks in a month

There is 12 picture cards, the number of months in a year

So you see, Sir, my deck of cards serves me as a
Bible, Almanac and Prayer Book

"And friends, this story is true
Because my son was, That soldier"

Notice, the #10 card is not in original song

Song:Deck Of Cards
Song by:Red Sovine