Da ra da am de ra am de
Ba ra ba am dee da am doo
Ba ra am de ba ra am de
Da ra doo deeIt ain't necessarily so
It ain't necessarily so
The things that you're liable
To read in the Bible
It ain't necessarily soDavid was small but oh my
David was small but oh my
He shot Goliath
Who lay down and dieth
Little David was small but oh myDa ra da am de ra am de
Ba ra ba am dee da am doo
Ba ra am de ba ra am de
Da ra doo deeJonah he lived in a whale
Jonah he lived in a whale
He made his home in that fishes abdomen
Jonah he lived in a whaleMoses was found on a stream
Moses was found on a stream
Floated on water old Pharaoh's daughter
Fished him she says from that streamIt ain't necessarily so
It ain't necessarily so
They tell all your children
The devil he's a villain
It ain't necessarily soDa ra da am de ra am de
Ba ra ba am dee da am doo
Ba ra am de ba ra am de
Da ra doo deeIt ain't necessarily so
It ain't necessarily soThings that you're liable
To read in that Bible
It ain't necessarily so
It ain't necessarily
It ain't necessarily
It ain't necessarily
It ain't necessarily
It ain't necessarily
It ain't necessarily
It ain't necessarily so
Songwriters
GERSHWIN, IRA / HEYWARD, DU BOSE / HEYWARD, DOROTHY / GERSHWIN, GEORGEPublished by
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