IntroDDGGVerseDG
They were both made of leather, both black and frayed and worn
DA
I was brought up to respect them since the day that I was born
DG
One came here from England, it's been handed down for years
BmAGD
The other one was ordered from a catalogue at Sears
DG
One my mama read to me that I was well into my teens
DA
And I thought all the other one was for was to hold up daddy's jeans
DG
Till I told a lie and learned, it had another purpose too
BmAGD
One behind the shed, my daddy said, "This will hurt me more than you"
ChorusGD
'Cause one had my daddy's name on it, the other said King James
AGAD
With love they taught us lessons, but we feared them both the same
GDG
One led us to heaven and the other left a welt
BmAGA
But those were the days when kids were raised with a bible and a belt
InterludeDDGGVerseDG
I remember when I was twelve, I stole a dime store comic book
DA
And how mama read what the scripture said to take back what I took
DG
When I refused, my daddy grabbed my arm and said "Come on"
BmAGD
I needed more, he knew than just Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
DG
Well, sometimes they made me cry, sometimes they made me fightin' mad
DA
And I'd wish I'd been raised without them like some other children had
DG
But now I'm grown with kids of my own and I know just how they felt
BmAGD
You know, it seems to me what the world still needs is a bible and a belt
ChorusAD
'Cause one had my daddy's name on it, the other said King James
AGAD
With love they taught us lessons, we feared them both the same
GDG
One led us to heaven and the other hurt like hell
BmAGA
Those were the days when kids were raised with a bible and a belt
OutroDDGAADDGGDDGADB bible --- and a belt
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