Lyrics

[as performed by Duffy Robbins]

Genesis, Exodus
Leviticus, Numbers Deuteronomy
Joshua, Judges
i want to tell you the truth about the book of Ruth

on to 1st and 2nd Samuel, 1st and 2nd Kings
1st and 2nd Chronicles and all of those things
lead to Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther and Job
i want to go to heaven in a righteous robe,

singing Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes
Solomon’s Song and the prophets are these:
Isaiah, Jeremiah, and “J’s Lament” [Lamentations]
Ezekiel, then Daniel to the lions went

Hosea, Joel, and Amos’s tale
Obadiah, Jonah in the belly of the whale
Micah, Nahum, and Habakkuk’s cry,
Zephaniah, Haggai, then Zechariah,

the last Old Testament books are real; Malachi points to a brand new deal
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
the story of Jesus, and then move on to
Acts and the letters of Paul:

Romans, 1st and 2nd Corinthians all
Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians,
and move on to 1st and 2nd Thessalonians
1st Timothy, 2nd Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews and James

1st and 2nd Peter, and John (all three!)
Jude “the dude” and Revelation – you’ll see
that these are written, that you might believe
that Jesus is the Christ and his grace receive!

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"Books of the Bible Rap" is a sure-fire way to get kids [or adults!] to memorize the books of the Bible. It's basically the titles of all 66 books of the Old and New Testament sung/rapped to a homemade "beat" [with some extra words, phrases, humor, and sound effects added in for fun].

MUSICAL STYLE/SOUND: Quasi-rap/hip-hop, but without all the negatives typically found in those genres.

IF YOU’RE TEACHING:
- The Books of the Bible
- Anything at all that’s based on the Bible

OTHER USES:
- Any club, group, or organization that requires its participants to learn the Books of the Bible
- Competition between kid groups, or individuals [there are 2- and 3-year-olds who do quite well rapping along with this track!].

KEY LYRIC: Umm…the whole thing! It’s one-minute-and-twenty-eight seconds of the “Books of the Bible” in a rap style. See?

LITTLE KNOWN FACT: All of the noises [rhythm track, etc.] were made by Rob’s mouth and body: his tongue clicks, hand claps, and “swoosh” noises were all overdubbing [layered] on his recording computer and mixed together.

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