'Tain't What You Do (It's The Way That Cha Do It)
When I was a kid about half past three
My ma said, "Daughter, come here to me!"
Says, "Things may come, and things may go
But this is one thing you aught to know"
Oh, tain't what you do, it's the way that you do it
Tain't what you do, it's the way that you do it
Tain't what you do, it's the way that you do it
That's what gets results
Tain't what you do, it's the time that you do it
Tain't what you do, it's the time that you do it
Tain't what you do, it's the time that you do it
That's what gets results
You can try hard, don't mean a thing
Take it easy, greasy, then your jive will swing
Oh, it tain't what you do, it's the place that you do it
Tain't what you do, it's the time that you do it
tain't what you do, it's the way that you do it
That what gets results
You've learned your ABC's
You've learned your DFG's
But this is something you don't learn in school
So get your hip boots on
And then you'll carry on
But remember if you try to hard it don't mean a thing
Take it easy
Tain't what you break, it's the way that you break it
Tain't what you snake, it's the way that you snake it
Tain't what you sing, it's the way that you sing it
That's what gets results
Tain't what you do, it's the way that you do it
Tain't what you do, it's the way that you do it
Tain't what you do, it's the way that you do it
That's what gets results, rebop!
My ma said, "Daughter, come here to me!"
Says, "Things may come, and things may go
But this is one thing you aught to know"
Oh, tain't what you do, it's the way that you do it
Tain't what you do, it's the way that you do it
Tain't what you do, it's the way that you do it
That's what gets results
Tain't what you do, it's the time that you do it
Tain't what you do, it's the time that you do it
Tain't what you do, it's the time that you do it
That's what gets results
You can try hard, don't mean a thing
Take it easy, greasy, then your jive will swing
Oh, it tain't what you do, it's the place that you do it
Tain't what you do, it's the time that you do it
tain't what you do, it's the way that you do it
That what gets results
You've learned your ABC's
You've learned your DFG's
But this is something you don't learn in school
So get your hip boots on
And then you'll carry on
But remember if you try to hard it don't mean a thing
Take it easy
Tain't what you break, it's the way that you break it
Tain't what you snake, it's the way that you snake it
Tain't what you sing, it's the way that you sing it
That's what gets results
Tain't what you do, it's the way that you do it
Tain't what you do, it's the way that you do it
Tain't what you do, it's the way that you do it
That's what gets results, rebop!
Credits
Writer(s): Sy Oliver, James Oliver Young
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