It ain't necessarily so, it ain't necessarily so
De things 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 and dieth
Li'l David was small but oh my
Oh Jonah he lived in de whale, Oh Jonah he lived in de whale
Now 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 'til ole Pharaoh's daughter
She fished him she says from that stream
It ain't necessarily so, it ain't necessarily so
Th' things that the preacher is liable to teach ya
It ain't necessarily so
Methus'lah lived nine hundred years, Methus'lah lived nine hundred years
But who calls dat livin' when no gal'll give in
To no man what's nine hundred years
I'm preachin' dis sermon to show
It ain't nessa, ain't nessa, ain't nessa, ain't nessa
It ain't necessarily so