Testo Deck of Cards - Phil Harris
Testo della canzone Deck of Cards (Phil Harris), tratta dall'album Phil Harris
Folks, here's one of the most stirring and unusual stories to come out of this last war
During the North African campaign, a bunch of soldier boys have been on 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 prayer books took them out
But this one boy had only a deck of cards, so he spread them out
The sergeant saw the cards and said "Soldier, put away those cards"
And after the services were 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," "And what have you to say for yourself, son?"
"Much, sir," replied the soldier, the marshal said
"I hope so, for if not, I shall punish you more than any man was ever punished"
The soldier said, "Sir, I've been on the march for about six days
I have neither Bible nor prayer book, but I hope to satisfy you, sir, with the purity of my intentions"
And with that, the boy started this story
"You see, sir, when I look at the Ace, it reminds me that there is one God
And the Deuce reminds me that the Bible is divided into two parts, the Old and the New Testaments
And when I look at 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
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 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 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 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 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 the year
There's 52 cards, the number of weeks in the year
There is four suits, the number of weeks in a month
There is 12 picture cards, the number of months in the year
There is 13 tricks, the number of weeks in a quarter
So you see, sir, my pack of cards serves me as a Bible, almanac, and prayer book"
And friends, this story is true
I know because I knew the soldier
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Writer(s): T. Texas Tyler
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