It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing (1932) Упоминание в книге Рю Мураками "Танатос"
What good is melody, what good is music If it ain't possessin' something sweet? It ain't the melody, it ain't the music -- There's something else that makes the tune complete. It don't mean a thing, if it ain't got that swing -- Doo-wat doo-wat, doo-wat doo-wat, doo-wat doo-wat. It don't mean a thing, all you got to do is sing -- Doo-wat doo-wat, doo-wat doo-wat, doo-wat doo-wat, doo-wat doo-wat. It makes no diff'rence if that rhythm's sweet or hot, Just give that rhythm ev'rything you got. It don't mean a thing, if it ain't got that swing -- Doo-wat doo-wat, doo-wat doo-wat, doo-wat doo-wat, doo-wat doo-wat, Doo-wat doo-wat, doo-wat doo-wat, doo-waaaa.