It Ain't Necessarily So
Unveiling Truths: Willie Nelson's Revelatory Take on Biblical Tales
Lyrics
It ain't necessarily so
Questioning the absolute truth
It ain't necessarily so
Reiteration of skepticism
The things that you're liable
Caution about the reliability
To read in the bible
Doubtful about biblical teachings
Ain't necessarily so
Emphasizing uncertainty
Little David was small, but oh my
Description of David's small stature
David was small, but oh my
Reiteration of David's size
He fought Goliath, who lie down and dieth
David's triumph over Goliath
David was small, but oh my
Highlighting David's unexpected success
Jonah, he lived in a whale
Reference to Jonah's dwelling
Now Jonah, he lived in a whale
Reiteration of Jonah's habitat
Man made his home in that fish's abdomen
Man-made home in the whale's abdomen
Jonah, he lived in a whale
Jonah's unusual living situation
Little Moses was found in a stream
Introduction of Little Moses
Little Moses was found in a stream
Reiteration of Moses' discovery
He floated on water 'till ole Pharaoh's daughter
Moses' journey in the stream
She fished him, she said, from that stream
Pharaoh's daughter's role in Moses' fate
Methuselah lived nine hundred years
Introduction of Methuselah's long life
Methuselah lived nine hundred years
Reiteration of Methuselah's age
Who calls that living when no gal will give in to no man
Questioning the quality of life
What's nine hundred years
Highlighting the absurdity of nine hundred years
It ain't necessarily so
Reiteration of skepticism
It ain't necessarily so
Affirming doubt in biblical teachings
The things that you're liable
Caution about the reliability
To read in the bible
Doubtful about biblical teachings
Ain't necessarily so
Emphasizing uncertainty
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