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

It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
music by Duke Ellington (left)
lyric by Irving Mills (right)

What good is a melody, what good is music,
If it ain't possessin' something sweet?
It ain't the melody, it ain't the music.
There's something else that makes the tune complete...

It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing.
Doowah doo wah, doowah doo wah, doowah doo wah, doowah doo wah!
It don't mean a thing, all you got to do is sing:
Doowah doo wah, doowah doowah, doowah doo wah, doowah doo wah!
It makes no difference if it's sweet or hot.
Just give that rhythm ev'rything you've got.

It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing.
Doowah doo wah, doowah doo wah, doowah doo wah, doowah doo wah!