Family Bible

Family Bible

Contact information:
Larry Cordle - (615) 830-4765
mightycord@aol.com

Songwriter: P. Buskirk; W. Breeland; C. Gray
Publisher(s): Glad Music Pub & recording, LLP/Pappy Daily Music,
LLC

Lead vocal-Larry Cordle
Tenor vocal-Carl Jackson
Baritone vocal-Bradley Walker
Guitars & Mandolin: Clay Hess
Bass: Irl Hees

Verse 1:
There’s a family bible on the table
Its pages worn and hard to read
But the family bible on the table
Will ever be my key to memory

Verse 2:
At the end of day when work was over
And when that evening meal was done
Dad would read to us from the family bible
And we’d count our many blessings one by one

Chorus:
I can see us sittin’ round the table
When from the family bible dad would read
And I can hear my mother softly singing
Rock of ages, Rock of ages, cleft for me

Verse 3:
This old world of ours is full of trouble
This old world would oh so better be
If we had more bibles on the table
And mothers singing rock of ages, cleft for me

Repeat Chorus
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I remember hearing this song when I was a kid and always being just floored by its beauty and how it spoke to my heart. My wife Wanda loves this song a lot & I decided that although it has been oft recorded, I wanted a version of my own on a CD. Interestingly enough, though most people know that the great Willie Nelson wrote this song, his name appears nowhere among the credits, as either the songwriter or publisher.
I found this out when I was licensing the song!
Willie says that he sold the song, when he was in a tight spot & needed the money, before his career as a songwriter really took off.
He is very matter of fact about it & if he has any animosity towards whomever he sold it to, he shows no sign of it in his great book “It’s A Long Story: My Life”. It’s a great song, and Willie, I put your name under it on the back cover. Hope I don’t get in trouble -- but come on, fair is fair!