Ain't It De Truth - Lena Horne

Life is short short brother

Ain’t it de truth?

And there is no other

Ain’t it de truth?

You got to rock that rainbow

While you still got your youth

Ain’t it the solid truth?

Was a guy named Adam

Ain’t it the solid truth?

Said «Now look here madam»

Ain’t it de truth?

«You got to bite that apple

While you still got your tooth»

Ain’t it the mellow truth?

Lord gave us wine and gin

To drown our troubles in

What’s all this talk of sin?

Rise and shine

And fall in line

Get that new religion

Ain’t it de truth?

'Fore you is dead pigeon

Ain’t it de truth?

'Cause when you laid horizontal

In that telephone booth

There’ll be no breathin' spell

It’s only natural

Ain’t it the gospel truth?

Life is short short brother

Ain’t it de truth?

And there is no other

Ain’t it de truth?

So if you don’t love livin'

Then you’re slightly uncouth

Ain’t it the dignified truth?

Said that gal DuBarry

Ain’t it de truth?

«Love is cash and carry

Ain’t it de truth?»

«You got to shake it down

Or mix it up with vermouth»

Ain’t it the visible, visible truth?

Life is a ripplin' brook

Man is a fish to cook

You got to bait your hook

Rise and shine

And cast your line

You got to get your possum

Ain’t it de truth?

While you still in blossom

Ain’t it de truth?

That went for Delilah

Cleopatra and Ruth

Them babes did mighty swell

They rang that Jezebel

Ain’t it the gospel truth?

It’s the truth

The truth

It’s the solid

Mellow truth