Friends, This is Tex Ritter 
with a strange story about a soldier boy 
and a Deck Of Cards 

During the North Africian Campaign 
I group of solider boys had been on a long hke 
and they arrived in a little town called Cassimo. 

The next morning being Sunday, several of the boys 
went to church. A Sergent commanded the boys in 
church and after the padre had read the prayer, the 
text was taken up next. 

Those of the boys who had a prayer book took it out but 
this one boy only had a Deck Of Cards and so he spread 
them out. The Sergant saw the cards and said 
"Soldier put away those cards" 

After the services were over the soldier was taken 
prisoner 
and taken before the provos marshall. The marshall said 
to the 
Sergant "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 solider 
"I hope so,for if not, I will punish you more than any 
man 
has been punished" 

The soldier said...... 
"Sir, I have been on a march for about six days 
and I had neither Bible or Prayer Book 
but I hope to satisfy you sir, with the 
purity of my intentions" 

With That The Boy Started His Story........ 

"You see Sir, 
When I look at the Ace, it reminds me there is but one 
God 
And the deuce reminds me the Bible is split into two 
parts, 
The Old and the New Testiment 
And when I see the Three... 
I think of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost 
When I see the four 
I think of the four evange;ists 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 the 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 God rested from his great works 
When I see the eight 
I think of the eight rightous persons God saved 
When he destoryed 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 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 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 there are 365, the number of days in a year 
There are 52 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's thirteen 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" 

Friends I know this story is true 
Cause I knew that soldier