1920’s American Folk Song. Leroy Troy covered this one. He credits this song to Uncle Dave Macon (old-time banjo player) and said it was written about the Scopes Monkey Trial, circa 1925. I heard this one a while back and wanted to cover it. Chords: C, G. Lyrics below: Evolution teaches that man came from a monkey I don’t believe no such a thing any more than a week of Sundays For the Bible’s true, yes I believe it I’ve seen enough that I can prove it What you say? What you say? Bound to be that way God made the world and everything in it He made man perfect and the monkey wadn’t in it What you say? What you say? Bound to be that way I’m no evolutionist and want the world to see Can’t no man from anywhere born make a monkey out of me For the Bible’s true, yes I believe it I’ve seen enough that I can prove it What you say? What you say? Bound to be that way God made the world and everything in it He made ma
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