Lyric It Don t Mean A Thing (If It Ain t Got That Swing)

Irving Mills, Duke Ellington

What good is 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
It don t mean a thing, all you got to do is sing
It makes no diff rence 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