The High Kings - Hand Me Down My Bible

Track 1 from the album "Grace & Glory" by The High Kings

Writer(s): Phil Coulter | Publisher(s): EMI Music Publishing Ltd.

[docrob]

Saw the Kings in Dubuque, Iowa last night 8/24/24 at the 19th Irish Hooley. Great day/night. THE KINGS WERE AWESOME!!

[DariusOfPersia]

Oh, glory-o
Now I'm the Lord's disciple
Oh, glory-o
Hand me down my Bible

I like my liquor and my living hard
May the Lord save my soul
My salvation was the turn of a card
My heart was black as coal

Now, everybody's got the right to go wrong
Everybody's got to sing my song
Everybody's got the right to go wrong
Sing my song, sing my song

Oh, glory-o
Now I'm the Lord's disciple
Oh, glory-o
Hand me down my Bible

I don't give a damn for any man
As all the world can see
The time has come to make our stand
Won't you shine your light on me?

Come on people, let your life begin
Come on now, let the sunshine in
Come on on people, let your life begin
Let it in, let it in

Oh, glory-o
Now I'm the Lord's disciple
Oh, glory-o
Hand me down my Bible

Well now, I've been a wreck, I've been all at sea
But now I'm back on solid ground
I sank so low they gave up on me
Well, I was lost and now I'm found

But everybody's got the right to go wrong
Everybody's got to sing my song
Everybody's got the right to go wrong
Sing my song, sing my song

Oh, glory-o
Now I'm the Lord's disciple
Oh, glory-o
Hand me down my Bible

Oh, glory-o
Now I'm the Lord's disciple
Oh, glory-o
Hand me down my Bible

Oh, glory-o
Now I'm the Lord's disciple
Oh, glory-o
Hand me down my Bible

Oh, glory-o
Now I'm the Lord's disciple
Oh, glory-o
Hand me down my Bible

[haileymorgan]

Hand me down my Bible by the high kings is one of the best songs in the whole world in my opinion I am in love with this song it is very calming and happy!!!! I really love Irish music I am part Irish my dream one day is to visit Ireland I really really like people’s accents there!! If I could choose to live in any place it would be Ireland because ireland look’s so beautiful I am in love with Irish music and Irish step dancing one of my relatives used to live in Ireland before he moved to Michigan!!

[yvettejones]

There's just something so beautiful and carefree about whistling 😊 I had forgotten how much I absolutely love this song 💚☘️🇮🇪💚☘️🇮🇪

[elenaskrypnikova]

Good Lord ! It's ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE !

[skinheadsbowling]

God bless Luke Kelly. How we sorely miss and need him.

[cryptic]

Absolutely awesome! Blows Luke Kelly's version out of the water (in my opinion of course), it's just so melodic and cheery!

[cradjuck]

The New Main Street Singers from the film 'A Mighty Wind' do a Luke Kelly tune

[baileybecker]

To me, this sounds more like a cowboy song.

[JustForToday]

Question is, does EVERYONE have the right to go wrong?

[skipdiner]

call me insane but like, it kinda reminds me of Green Day in a really weird way.

[cory]

Great rendition, but Luke Kelly blows this song into the stratusphere.

[carlrennhack]

Please make sure it's a KING JAMES Bible!

[Schattenbalg]

oof, as if folk needed such a heavy pathos. Guess I'll have to stick to the non-preachy stuff.