Lyrics It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing - Thelonious Monk, Oscar Pettiford, Kenny Clarke

It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing

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
It don’t mean a thing, all you got to do is sing
It makes no difference if it’s sweet or hot
Just give that rhythm ev’rything you got
It don’t mean a thing, if it ain’t got that swing