On the table side by side,
The Holy Bible and the TV guide
One is well-worn but cherished with pride,
(Not the Bible, but the TV guide)
One is used daily to help folk decide,
No, it isn't the Bible, it's the TV guide.

As pages are turned, what shall we see,
Oh, what does it matter, turn on the TV.
So they open the book in which they confide,
(No, not the Bible, it's the TV guide)
The word of God is seldom read,
Maybe a verse as they fall into bed.
Exhausted and sleepy and tired as can be,
Not from reading the Bible, from watching TV.