Deck of Card Song Lyrics and Chords

Deck of Card Song Lyrics and Chords by Tex Ritter

DECK OF CARDS

By Tex Ritter Written by Richard F Beckham

Spoken:

Strum softly

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During the North

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African campaign a bunch of soldier boys

had been on a

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long

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hike and they arrived in a little town

called Cassino. The

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next day

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being Sunday,

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several

of

the

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boys went to

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church. After the

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chaplain had read the prayer

the text was taken up.

Those of the boys who

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had a prayer book took them out, but

this one boy had only a deck of

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cards, and so he spread

them out. The Sergeant who commanded the boys saw the cards and said,

"Soldier put away those

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cards." After the service was over, the

soldier was taken

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prisoner and brought before the provost marshal.

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The marshal said, "

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Sergeant, why have you brought the

man here?" "For playing cards in

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church, Sir."

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"And

what

have

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you got to

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say for yourself,

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son?" "

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Much,

Sir."

Replied the soldier. The Marshall said, "I

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hope so, for

if not I shall punish you more than any man was ever punished."

The soldier said, "

Am

Sir, I've been on the march for about

six days, I had neither Bible nor

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prayer book, but I hope to

satisfy you,

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Sir, with the purity of my inten

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tions."

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

And when I see the "THREE", 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;

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 Saviour

cleansed. And nine out of the ten didn't even thank Him

When I see the "TEN", I think of the Ten Commandments God

handed down to Moses on a table 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 a year

There;s 52 cards, the number of weeks in a year

There's 4 suits, the number of weeks in a month

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

There's 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.

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nd friends this is a true story

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because I knew that

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soldier

FAQ

Who sang the the song Deck of Card?
- The song Deck of Card was sang by Tex Ritter.

Who is Tex Ritter?
- Woodward Maurice "Tex" Ritter (January 12, 1905 - January 2, 1974) was an American country music singer and actor popular from the mid 1930s into the 1960s, and the patriarch of the Ritter acting family (son John, grandsons Jason and Tyler, and granddaughter Carly). He is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.

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