Oh the folks in Tennessee are as faithful as can be,
And they know the Bible teaches what is right.
They believe in God above and his great undying love,
And they know they are protected by his might.
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You may find the new belief, it will only bring you grief,
For a house that's built on sand is sure to fall.
And wherever you will turn, there's a lesson you will learn:
That the old religion's better, after all.
Then to Dayton came a man with his new ideas so grand,
And he said, "we came from monkeys long ago."
But in teaching his belief, Mr. Scopes found only grief,
For they would not let their old religion go.
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Then the folks throughout the land saw his house was built on sand,
And they said, "we will not listen anymore."
So they told him he was wrong and it was not very long
that he found that he was barred from every door.
Oh you must not doubt the word that is written by the Lord,
For if you do, your house will surely fall.
And Mr. Scopes will learn that wherever he may turn,
The old religion's better, after all.
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In front of several thousand spectators in the open air, Darrow changed his tactics and as his sole witness called Bryan in an attempt to discredit his literal interpretation of the Bible. In a searching examination, Bryan was subjected to severe ridicule and forced to make ignorant and contradictory statements to the amusement of the crowd. On July 21, in his closing speech, Darrow asked the jury to return a verdict of guilty in order that the case might be appealed. Under Tennessee law, Bryan was thereby denied the opportunity to deliver the closing speech he had been preparing for weeks.
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