Deck of Cards [Performed Live On the Ed Sullivan Show 10/25/1959] chords by 
Wink Martindale 
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Key: C major
Verse 1
A bunch of soldier boys had
been on a long hike
And they arrived in a little town
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called Casino
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The next morning, being Sunday, several
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The text was taken up next
a prayer books took them out
But, this one boy had only a deck of cards
And so he spread them out
The Sargent saw the cards and said, "Soldier,
put away those cards"
After the services were over,
And brought before the Provost Marshall
"For playing cards in church Sir"
yourself Son?"
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for if not I shall punish you more than any man was ever punished"
I have neither Bible nor prayer book,
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but I hope to satisfy you, Sir
With the purity of
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my intentions"
And with that,
Into two parts,
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Son, and the Holy Ghost
I think of the four Evangelists who preached the Gospel
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There was Matthew, Mark,
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Luke and John
And when I see the five,
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it reminds me of the five wise virgins
there were ten of them
Five were wise and were saved,
five were foolish
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And were shut out
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When I see the six,
God made this great Heaven and Earth
When I see the seven,
it reminds me that on the seventh day
And when I see the eight,
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this Earth
their three sons, and their wives
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I think of the lepers our Sa viour cleansed
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And, nine out of the ten, didn't
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even thank him
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s me that there is but one King of Heaven
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And when I see the Queen,
Who is Queen of Heaven,
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and the Jack of Knaves is the Devil
When I count the number of spots
the number of days in a year
There are fifty-two cards, 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
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So, you see Sir, my pack of cards
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serves me as a Bible
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And friends, the story is true, I know
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