Deck of Cards [Performed Live On the Ed Sullivan Show 10/25/1959] аккорды от 
Wink Martindale 
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Тональность: C major
Verse 1
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During the North African Campagne
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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of the boys went to church
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A Sargent commanded the boys
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And after the chaplain had read the prayer
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The text was taken up next
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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,
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the soldier was taken prisoner
And brought before the Provost Marshall
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The marshal said, "Sergeant, why have
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you brought this man here?"
"For playing cards in church Sir"
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"And what have you to say for
yourself Son?"
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"Much, Sir," replied the soldier
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The marshal said, "I hope so,
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for if not I shall punish you more than any man was ever punished"
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The soldier said, "Sir,
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I have been on the march for about six days
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,
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the boy started his story
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"You see sir, when I look at the Ace
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It reminds me that there is but one God
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And the deuce, reminds
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me that the bible is divided
Into two parts,
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the old and the new testament
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When I see the trey, I think of the Father,
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Son, and the Holy Ghost
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And when I see the four,
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
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Who trimmed their lamps,
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,
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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
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God rested from His great work
And when I see the eight,
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I think of the eight righteous persons
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God saved when he destroyed
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this Earth
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There was Noah, his wife,
their three sons, and their wives
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And when I see the nine,
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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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When I see the ten,
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I think of the ten commandments
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to Moses on a table of stone
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When I see the king, it remind
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s me that there is but one King of Heaven
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And when I see the Queen,
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I think of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Who is Queen of Heaven,
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and the Jack of Knaves is the Devil
When I count the number of spots
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I find three hundred sixty-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
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of weeks in a quarter
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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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An Almanac, and a prayer book
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And friends, the story is true, I know
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