joe henderson - act ii: it ain't necessarily so lyrics
[verse 1]
it ain’t necessarily so
it ain’t necessarily so
the things that you’re liable to read in the bible
it ain’t necessarily so
[verse 2]
little david was small but, oh my
little david was small but, oh my
he fought big goliath who lay down and dieth
little david was small but, oh my
[bridge]
to get into heaven don’t snap for a seven
live clean, don’t have no fault
oh, i takes that gospel whenever it’s possible
but with a grain of salt
[verse 3]
methuselah lived nine hundred years
methuselah lived nine hundred yеars
but who calls that livin’ when no gal’ll give in
to no man who’s nine hundrеd years?
[instrumental break]
[verse 4]
old jonah, he lived in a whale
old jonah, he lived in a whale
for he made his home in that fish’s abdomen
old jonah, he lived in a whale
[verse 5]
little moses was found in a stream
little moses was found in a stream
he floated on water ’til old pharaoh’s daughter
she fished him, she says, from that stream
[bridge]
to get into heaven don’t snap for a seven
live clean, don’t have no fault
oh, i takes that gospel whenever it’s possible
but with a grain of salt
[verse 3]
methuselah lived nine hundred years
methuselah lived nine hundred years
but who calls that livin’ when no gal’ll give in
to no man what’s nine hundred years?
[outro]
i’m preaching this sermon to show
it ain’t necessarily, ain’t necessarily
ain’t necessarily so
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