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Ain't Necessarily So
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[Verse 1]
It ain't necessarily so
Ain't necessarily so
Things that you're liable
To read in the Bible
Ain't necessarily so
[Verse 2]
David was small, but, oh my
David was small, but, oh my
He shot Goliath who lay down and dieth
David was small, but, oh my
David was small, but, oh my
[Verse 3]
Jonah, he lived in a whale
Jonah, he lived in a whale
He made his home in that fishes abdomen
Jonah, he lived in a whale
Jonah, he lived in a whale
[Verse 4]
Moses was found on a stream
Moses was found on a stream
Floated on water, old Pharaoh's daughter
Fished him, she says, from that stream
[Verse 5]
It ain't necessarily so
It ain't necessarily so
Things that you're liable
To read in the Bible
Ain't necessarily so
[Verse 6]
Ain't necessarily, ain't necessarily
Ain't necessarily, ain't necessarily
Ain't necessarily, ain't necessarily
Ain't necessarily so
Written by:
Bronski Beat,
Dubose Heyward,
George Gershwin,
Roland Bach
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