That's what the good book says That's what the good book says And nothin's gonna hurt you If your livin' it right That's what the good book says A-Jonus ya know Was lower than low A-headin' down deeper than he wanted to go A-Jonus was stuck inside of a whale Just like a prison And no bail He wouldn't give up He wouldn't say die Had someone a-watchin him From way up high He called on the Lord To help him get free The whale spit right outa the sea David was small No bigger than me He fought old Goliath Who was eight-foot three Goliath was strong Goliath was brave And everbody muttered Poor Dave His chances were slim The future was dim But he had a little extra goin' for him With only a rock And the help of the Lord He laid Goliath like a smorgabord Sampson was tough As twenty marines When he met the army of the Philistines A thousand of them The battles were led And everyone figured (Uh oh! ) Sam's dead A thousand to one Why that's murder to see But Sam never ever thought of meetin' defeat With faith in the Lord A-well he wasn't alone He clobbered? With just a hunk of bone (That's what the good book says) That's what the good book says (That's what the good book says) That's what the good book says You can always find When? is in doubt Right? Well it's gotta come out