Lyrics
It ain't necessarily so
Challenging established beliefs or common assumptions
It ain't necessarily so
Reiteration of questioning conventional wisdom
The things that you're liable
Things that are considered probable or expected
To read in the Bible
Referring to biblical teachings
It ain't necessarily so
Emphasizing the uncertainty of accepted truths
David was small but oh my
David's small stature
David was small but oh my
Reiteration of David's small size
He shot Goliath
David's act of defeating Goliath
Who lay down and dieth
Goliath's defeat
Little David was small but oh my
Highlighting David's small stature again
Jonah he lived in a whale
Jonah residing in a whale
Jonah he lived in a whale
Reiteration of Jonah's dwelling in a whale
He made his home in that fishes abdomen
Describing Jonah's habitat in the fish's abdomen
Jonah he lived in a whale
Reiteration of Jonah's residence in a whale
Moses was found on a stream
Moses found in a stream
Moses was found on a stream
Reiteration of Moses' discovery in a stream
Floated on water old Pharaoh's daughter
Moses floated on water, saved by Pharaoh's daughter
Fished him she says from that stream
Pharaoh's daughter claiming to have rescued Moses
It ain't necessarily so
Reiteration of challenging accepted truths
It ain't necessarily so
Re-emphasizing skepticism towards established beliefs
They tell all your children
Advice to inform children with skepticism
The devil he's a villain
The devil portrayed as a villain
It ain't necessarily so
Reiteration of the theme of questioning established truths
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