Tex Ritter - Deck of Cards

[00:00.00]时代音乐网 www.78497.com  [00:00.70]Friends this is Tex Ritter with a strange story about a soldier boy and a deck of cards [00:05.42]During a North African campaign a bunch of soldier boys [00:08.45]Had been on a long hike and they arrived in a little town called [00:11.69]Casino [00:12.72]The next morning being Sunday several of the boys went to church [00:16.55]Sargent commanded the boys in church [00:18.41]And after the Chaplain had read the prayer the text was taken up next [00:22.06]Those of the boys who had a prayer book [00:24.23]Took them out [00:25.32]But this one boy only had a deck of cards and so he spread [00:28.25]Them out [00:29.46]The Sergeant saw the cards and said [00:31.53]Soldier put away those cards [00:33.70]After the services were over the soldier was taken prisoner and [00:36.66]Brought before the Provost Marshall [00:38.35]The Marshall said Sargent [00:40.20]Why have you brought this man here [00:42.42]For playing cards in church sir [00:44.43]And what have you to say for yourself son [00:46.73]Much sir replied the soldier [00:49.03]The Marshall said I hope so for if not [00:51.62]I shall punish you more than any man was ever punished [00:54.62]The soldier said Sir [00:56.14]I have been on a march for about six days [00:58.57]And I had neither Bible nor Prayer Book [01:00.71]But I hope to satisfy you Sir with the purity of my intentions [01:04.59]With that the boy started his story [01:06.91]You see Sir when I look at the Ace [01:08.60]It reminds me that there is but one God [01:10.69]And deuce reminds me that the Bible is divided into two parts [01:13.92]The Old and New Testaments [01:15.85]And when I see the trey I think of the Father [01:17.83]The son and Holy Ghost [01:19.43]When I see the four I think of the four evangelist preached the Gospel [01:23.55]There was Matthew Mark Luke and John [01:26.25]And when I see the five it reminds me of the five wise virgins [01:29.15]Who trimmed their lamps [01:30.90]Ten of 'em five who were wise and were saved [01:33.75]Five were foolish and were shut out [01:35.75]And when I see the six it reminds me [01:37.90]That in six days God made this great heaven and earth [01:40.86]And when I see the seven it reminds me that on the seventh day [01:43.64]God rested from His great work [01:46.05]When I see the eight I think of the eight righteous persons [01:48.73]God saved when he destroyed this earth [01:51.31]There was Noah his wife their three sons and their wives [01:54.57]And when I see the nine I think of the lepers our Savior cleansed [01:57.82]And nine of the ten didn't even thank Him [02:00.00]When I see the ten I think of the Ten Commandments God [02:02.80]Handed down the Moses on a tablet of stone [02:05.63]When I see the King it reminds me that there is [02:08.35]But one King of Heaven God Almighty [02:11.20]And when I see the queen I think of the Blessed Virgin Mary [02:14.50]Who is Queen of Heaven [02:16.05]And the jacks or knave it's the devil [02:18.65]And when I count the number of spots on a deck of cards [02:21.06]I find three hundred sixty-five the number of days in a year [02:24.41]Fifty-two cards the number of weeks in a year [02:27.54]Four suits the number of weeks in a month [02:29.93]Twelve picture cards the number of months in a year [02:33.41]Thirteen tricks the number of weeks in a quarter [02:36.90]So you see Sir [02:38.14]My pack of cards serve me as a Bible almanac and prayer book [02:43.90]Friends I know this story is true because I knew that soldier