John T. Scopes Trial, The

DESCRIPTION: "All the folks in Tennessee are faithful as can be, And they know the Bible teaches what is right," and they gloat over Mr. Scopes, "who found only grief." The conclusion: "The old religion's better after all."
AUTHOR: Carson J. Robison
EARLIEST DATE: 1925 (recording, Vernon Dalhart)
KEYWORDS: religious trial punishment | Scopes Trial evolution
HISTORICAL REFERENCES:
1925 - The Scopes Trial. Rather than get inflammatory, I'll let you look this one up on your own.
FOUND IN: US
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Burton/Manning-EastTennesseeStateCollectionVol1, pp. 70-71, "The Scopes Trial" (1 short text, in which "Scopes" becomes "Cope"; 1 tune)
Cohen-AmericanFolkSongsARegionalEncyclopedia1, pp. 278-279, "The John T. Scopes Trial" (1 text)
Roud #7126
RECORDINGS:
Vernon Dalhart, "The John T. Scopes Trial" (Columbia 15037-D, rec. Jul 10, 1925)
Charlie Oaks, "The John T. Scopes Trial" (Vocalion 15094)
NOTES [106 words]: It's times like this we need keyword "illogic" and "pandering." Cohen notes the interesting fact that Carson J. Robison wrote this and Vernon Dalhart recorded it BEFORE the trial ended! Of course, the only thing the Scopes trial proved is that logic and facts don't always prevail in a court of law, so who needed the outcome?
In a fascinating footnote, the "B" side of the Charlie Oaks recording was "The Death of William Jennings Bryan." It is also interesting to note that, when Bryan ran for President in 1896, his opponent in the Scopes Trial, Clarence Darrow, was one of those who encouraged the Populist party to support him. - RBW
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File: CAFS1278

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