It ain’t necessarily so   it ain’t necessarily so De things dat yo’ liable to read in de Bible It ain’t necessarily so         Li’l David was small but oh my Li’l David was small but oh my   He fought big Goliath who lay down and dieth Li’l David was small but oh my            Oh Jonah he lived in de whale Oh Jonah he lived in de whale Now he made his home in dat fish’s abdomen Oh Jonah he lived in de whale          Li’l Moses was found in a stream Li’l Moses was found in a stream He floated on water ’til ole Pharaoh’s daughter She fished him she says from that stream           It ain’t necessarily so   it ain’t necessarily so   Th’ things that the preacher is liable to teach ya It ain’t necessarily so        Methus’lah lived nine hundred years      Methus’lah lived nine hundred years But who calls dat livin’ when no gal’ll give in To no man what’s nine hundred years           I’m preachin’ dis sermon to show   It ain’t nessa ain’t nessa ain’t nessa ain’t nessa   It ain’t necessarily  so