Deck of Cards [Performed Live On the Ed Sullivan Show 10/25/1959]

Deck of Cards [Performed Live On the Ed Sullivan Show 10/25/1959] easy guitar chords by Wink Martindale

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  • C

  • G

  • E

  • F

  • Am

  • Eaug

    5

  • Fm

  • D

  • Fsus4

  • Bb

  • Dm

  • Csus4

  • Em

  • Bm

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  • C

  • G

  • E

  • F

  • Am

  • Eaug

    5

  • Fm

  • D

  • Fsus4

  • Bb

  • Dm

  • Csus4

  • Em

  • Bm

    2
    • Verse 1
    During the North African 
    Campagne 

    A bunch 
    of soldier boys had 

    been on a long hike 

    And they arrived 
    in a little town 

    called Casino 

    The next morning, 
    being 
    Sunday, several 

    of the boys went 
    to 
    church 

    A Sargent 
    com
    manded the boys 

    in 
    church 

    And after the chaplain 
    had 
    read the prayer 

    The 
    text was taken 
    up nex
    t 

    Those 
    of the boys who had 

    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, 

    the 
    soldier was taken 
    prisoner 

    And brought before 
    the Provost Marshall 

    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 
    pun
    ish you more than 
    any man 
    was ever punished" 

    The soldier said, "Sir, 

    I have 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 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 di
    vided 

    Into 
    two parts, 

    the old and 
    the new 
    test
    ament 

    When I see the 
    trey, 
    I think of 
    the Father, 

    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 

    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 
    Sa
    viour 
    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 
    remind

    s 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 
    of 
    Knaves is 
    the Dev
    il 

    When I 
    count the number of spots 

    in a 
    deck of cards 

    I find three 
    hundred 
    six
    ty-five, the 

    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 

    of 
    weeks in 
    a quarter 

    So, you see 
    Sir, 
    my 
    pack of cards 

    serves me 
    as a Bible 

    An Almanac, 
    and a prayer 
    book 

    And 
    friends, 
    the story 
    is true, 
    I 
    know 

    I 
    was that 
    soldier 



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