It ain't necessarily so It ain't necessarily so De tings dat yo' liable To read in de Bible, It ain't necessarily so
Li'l David was small, but oh my Li'l David was small, but oh my He fought Big Goliath Who lay down an' dieth Li'l David was small, but oh my
Wadoo, zim bam boddle-oo Hoodle ah da wa da Scatty wah Oh yeah...
* Oh Jonah, he lived in de whale Oh Jonah, he lived in de whale Fo' he made his home in Dat fish's abdomen Oh Jonah, he lived in de whale
Li'l Moses was found in a stream Li'l Moses was found in a stream He floated on water Till ol' Pharaoh's daughter She fished him, she said, from dat stream
Wadoo, zim bam boddle-oo Hoodle ah da wa da Scatty wah Oh yeah...
Well, it ain't necessarily so Well, it ain't necessarily so Dey tells all you chillun De Debble's a villun But it ain't necessarily so
To get into Hebben Don' snap for a sebben Live clean, don' have no fault Oh, I takes dat gospel Whenever it's pos'ble But wid a grain of salt
Methus'lah lived nine hundred years Methus'lah lived nine hundred years But who calls dat livin' When no gal will give in To no man what's nine hundred years ?
I'm preachin' dis sermon to show It ain't nece..., ain't nece... Ain't nece..., ain't nece... Ain't necessarily so