Red Sovine released a version in 1967 called "Viet Nam Deck of Cards" on his album, Phantom 309. 7 on the Billboard charts and number 11 on the country charts in 1959, attained multi-platinum recognition and reached No. Martindale's rendition (titled "Deck of Cards") went to No. The highest-charting version was recorded in 1959 by future game show host Wink Martindale, and was performed on The Ed Sullivan Show. Phil Harris also recorded a version in 1948 for RCA Victor. A version by Tex Ritter later in the year reached number 10 on the same chart. Texas Tyler's rendition went to number 2 on the US country chart in 1948.
A version of the legend dating to 1865, cites the unreliability of existing almanacs as a justification for this apparent error. A single joker counting as one spot, however, would make 365. In a standard deck, there are 220 (4×(1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10)) spots on the pip cards and if it is assumed that the face cards have 11, 12 and 13 spots respectively, the total is 364. The story as told contains an error in the number of days in a year. He then ends his story by saying that "my pack of cards serves me as a Bible, an almanac, and a prayer book." The narrator then closes the story by stating that "this story is true," by claiming he was the soldier in question or that he knew/knows him. Twelve face, picture or court cards: the number of months in a year.Four suits: the number of seasons in a year.Thirteen tricks (in a game of whist or bridge) or values: the number of weeks in a season, or quarter of a year.52 cards: the number of weeks in a year.
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The story of the soldier can be found in full in Mary Bacon's World. Though Tyler wrote the spoken-word piece, the earliest known reference is to be found in an account/ common-place book belonging to Mary Bacon, a British farmer's wife, dated 20 April 1762.
This song, which relates the tale of a young American soldier arrested and charged with playing cards during a church service, first became a hit in the U.S. "The Deck of Cards" is a recitation song that was popularized in the fields of both country and popular music, first during the late 1940s. JSTOR ( January 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.įind sources: "The Deck of Cards" – news Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification.