It ain't necessarily so
It ain't necessarily so
The things that yo' liable to read in the 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 and dieth
Li'l David was small but oh my

Oh Jonah he lived in a whale
Oh Jonah he lived in a whale
For he made his home in that fish's abdomen
Oh Jonah he lived in a whale

Li'l Moses was found in a stream
Li'l Moses was found in a stream
He floated on water 'til ol' Pharaoh's daughter
She fished him she says from that stream

It ain't necessarily so
It ain't necessarily so
They tell all you children de devil's a villain
But 'taint necessarily so

To get into Heaven don't snap for a seven
Live clean, have no faults
Oh I takes de gospel whenever it's pos'ble
But with a grain of salt

Methus'lah lived nine hundred years
Methus'lah lived nine hundred years
But who calls that livin' when no gal'll give in
To no man what is nine hundred years

I'm preachin' this sermon to show
It ain't nessa, ain't nessa
Ain't nessa, ain't nessa
Ain't necessarily so.
