It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)

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.
Doo-wat doo-wat, doo-wat doo-wat, doo-wat doo-wat.
It don't mean a thing, all you got to do is sing.
Doo-wat doo-wat, doo-wat doo-wat, doo-wat doo-wat, doo-wat doo-wat

It makes no diff'rence if that rhythm'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.
Doo-wat doo-wat, doo-wat doo-wat, doo-wat doo-wat, doo-wat doo-wat,
Doo-wat doo-wat, doo-wat doo-wat, doo-waaaa.

Words & Music by Duke Ellington, 1932
Recorded by Ella Fitzgerald, 1966