It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)

(album: Nina Simone Sings Ellington - 1962)

[Choir:]
Doo do do, do do do-oo do, do do
Doo do do, do do do
Doo do do, do do do-oo do, do do
Doo do do, do do do

It don't mean a thing, if you can't swing
Dooa doa doa – doa doa doaa
Well, it don't mean a thing, all you gotta do is sing
Dooa doa doa – doa doa doaa

Makes no diff'rence if it's sweet or hot
Give that rhythm ev'rything you've got

It don't mean a thing, all you gotta do is swing
Dooa doa doa doaa

[Choir:]
It don't mean a thing, if you ain't got that swing
Piano
It don't mean a thing, all you gotta do is sing
Piano
Makes no diff'rence if it's sweet or hot
Piano
It don't mean a thing, no, it don't mean a thing
Piano

It don't mean a thing, if you ain't got that swing
Yeah, doa, ooh, doa, ooh doa, oyeah
It don't mean a thing, all you gotta do is swing
Well, doa, ooh doa, ooh doa (doa doa)

Makes no diff'rence if it's sweet or hot
Give that rhythm ev'rything you've got

It don't mean a thing, if you can't swing
It don't mean a thing, if you can't sing

Sing your song, all day long
All the time, right on time
Ev'ry day, ev'ry way
Makes no diff'rence, sweet or hot
Give that song, all you got
Sing it, sing it,
Doa, doa, o yeah, doa, allright, o yeah,
Sing the song, all day long
Doaa, o yeah