Deck of Cards

Friends, this is Tex Ritter with a strange story about a soldier boy and
 A deck of cards:
 During a North African campaign
 A bunch of soldier boys had been on a long hike
 And they arrived in a little town called
 Cassino
 The next morning being Sunday several of the boys went to church
 A sergeant commanded the boys in church And after the chaplain had read the prayer The text was taken up next
 Those of the boys who had a prayer book took them out
 But this one boy only had a deck of cards
 And so he spread them out
 The Sergeant 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 Marshal
 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 punish you more than
 Any man was ever punished"
 The soldier said, "Sir, I have been on a march for about six days, and I had neither Bible nor 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 that there is but one God
 The deuce reminds me that the Bible is divided into two parts; the Old and New Testaments
 And when I see the très I think of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
 When I see the four I think of the four evangelist 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 Ten of 'em; five who 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
 And when I see the seven it reminds me that on the seventh day God rested from His
 Great work
 When I see the eight I think of the eight righeous 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 Savior 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 tablet 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
 And when I count the number of spots on a deck of cards I find three hundred sixty-five, the number of days in a year
 Fifty-two cards, the number of weeks in a year
 Four suits, the number of weeks in a month Twelve picture cards, the number of months in a year
 Thirteen tricks, the number of weeks in a quarter
 So you see, Sir, my pack of cards serve me as a Bible, almanac, and prayer book."
 "Friends, I know this story is true, because I knew that soldier."