Mildred Bailey — 'tain't What You Do lyrics

Lyrics

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 ought to know!»
Oh, 'tain't what you do, it’s the way how you do it,
'Tain't what you do, it’s the way how you do it,
'Tain't what you do, it’s the way how 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, breezy,
then your jive will swing!
'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, breezy,
then your jive will swing!
'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!
Oh, 'tain't what you do, it’s the way how you do it,
'Tain't what you do, it’s the way how you do it,
'Tain't what you do, it’s the way how 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!
It’s they way that you do it It’s the way that you say it It’s they way that you do it It’s the way that you say it