Deck Of Cards

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 divided into

Two parts; the old and the new testaments

And when I see the "three", I think of the father, the 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

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 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 saviour

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 reminds 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" or "knave" is the devil

When I count the number of spots on a deck of cards

I find 365, the number of days in a year

There;s 52 cards, the number of weeks in a year

There's 4 suits, the number of weeks in a month

There's 12 picture cards, the number of months in a year

There's 13 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.

And friends this is a true story because I knew that soldier