Joey + Rory - A bible and a belt

They were ^Cboth made of leather, both ^Fblack and frayed and worn I was ^Cbrought up to respect them since the ^Gday that I was born. ^COne came here from England, it's been ^Fhanded down for years|, The ^Amother one was ^Gordered from a ^Fcatalogue at ^CSears.

^COne my mama read to me that I was ^Fwell into my teens And I ^Cthought all the other one was for was to ^Ghold up daddy's jeans Till I ^Ctold a lie and learned it had an- ^Fother purpose too And be- ^Amhind the shed, my ^Gdaddy said, this will ^Fhurt me more than you. ^C

'Cause one ^Fhad my daddy's name on it, the other said King ^CJames With ^Glove they taught us lessons, but we ^Ffeared them ^Gboth the same ^{C F}One led us to heaven and the ^Cother left a ^Fwelt But those ^Amwere the days when ^Gkids were raised ^Fwith a ^Gbible and a belt ^{C C F F}

I re- ^Cmember when I was twelve, I stole a ^Fdime store comic book And how ^Cmama read what the scr i pture said to ^Gtake back what I took When ^CI refused, my daddy grabbed my ^Farm and said "Come on" I needed ^Ammore, he knew than ^Gjust Matthew, ^FMark, Luke and John ^C

Well, some- ^Ctimes they made me cry, sometimes they ^Fmade me fightin' mad I wish ^CI've been raised without them like some ^Gother children had But ^Cnow I'm grown with kids of my own and I ^Fknow just how they felt You know, it ^Amseems to me what the ^Gworld still needs is a ^Fbible and a belt ^C

'Cause one ^Fhad my daddy's name on it, the other said King ^CJames With ^Glove they taught us lessons, we ^Ffeared them ^Gboth the same ^{C F}One led us to heaven and the ^Cother hurt like ^Fhell Those ^Amwere the days when ^Gkids were raised ^Fwith a ^Gbible and a belt