Ain't It de Truth? - Audra McDonald

Life is short, short, brother

Ain’t it the truth?

And there is no other

Ain’t it the truth?

You got to grab that rainbow

While you still got your youth

Oh, ain’t it the Solomon truth?

Was a guy named Adam

Ain’t it the truth?

Said, «Now look here, madam»

Ain’t it the truth?

«You got to bite that apple

While you still got your tooth»

Well, ain’t it the mellow truth?

Long as there’s 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 the truth?

'Fore you is dead pigeon

Ain’t it the truth?

For when you laid horizontal

In that telephone booth

Well, there’ll be no breathin' spell

That only natural

Ain’t it the gospel truth?

Life is short, short, brother

Ain’t it the truth?

And there is no other

Ain’t it the truth?

So, if you don’t love livin'

You is slightly uncouth

Oh, ain’t it the dignified truth?

Said that gal DuBarry

Ain’t it the truth?

«Love is cash and carry»

Ain’t it the truth?

«You got to shake it down

Or mix it up with vermouth»

Well, ain’t it the flexible truth?

Life is a ripplin' brook

Man is a fish to cook

Go on and bait your hook

Rise and shine, and fall line

Better get your possum

Ain’t it the truth?

While you still in blossom

Ain’t it the truth?

Cleopatra and Delilah

Had it way over Ruth

Well, them gals did mighty swell

They rang that Jezebel

Ain’t it the gospel truth?