it ain’t necessarily so

Harry Belafonte

It ainââ?¬â?¢t necessarily so
It ainââ?¬â?¢t necessarily so
De tââ?¬â?¢ings dat yo liââ?¬â?¢ble
To read in de Bible
It ainââ?¬â?¢t necessarily so
Liââ?¬â?¢lââ?¬â?¢ David was small, but oh my
Liââ?¬â?¢lââ?¬â?¢ David was small but oh my
He fought big Goliath
Who lay down and dieth
Liââ?¬â?¢lââ?¬â?¢ David was small, but oh my

Oh Jonah, he lived in de whale
Foââ?¬â?¢ he made his home in
Dat fishââ?¬â?¢s abdomen
Oh Jonah, he lived in de whale
Liââ?¬â?¢lââ?¬â?¢ Moses was found in a stream
Liââ?¬â?¢lââ?¬â?¢ Moses was found in a stream
He floated on water
ââ?¬Ë?Till Oleââ?¬â?¢ Pharaohââ?¬â?¢s daughter
She fished him, she says from dat stream

It ainââ?¬â?¢t necessarily so
It ainââ?¬â?¢t necessarily so
Dey tell all you chillun
De Debbleââ?¬â?¢s a villum
But ââ?¬Ë?t ainââ?¬â?¢t necessarily so
To get into heaven
Donââ?¬â?¢t snap foââ?¬â?¢ a sebbenââ?¬â?¢
Live clean! Donââ?¬â?¢t have no fault
Oh, I takes dat Gospel
Whenever itââ?¬â?¢s posââ?¬â?¢ble
But wid a grain of salt
Methusââ?¬â?¢lah lived nine hundred years
Methusââ?¬â?¢lah lived nine hundred years
But who calls dat livinââ?¬â?¢
When no galââ?¬â?¢ll give in
To no man whatââ?¬â?¢s nine hundred years
Iââ?¬â?¢m preachinââ?¬â?¢ dis sermon to show
It ainââ?¬â?¢t nessa, ainââ?¬â?¢t nessa
It ainââ?¬â?¢t necessarily so!