It Ain't Necessarily So

"It Ain't Necessarily So"
If song was released as a single, include single cover art. Otherwise, include album cover artwork to replace the 45 rpm, if available.
Recorded by Joe Henderson
Released:	1997
Recorded:	1997
Length:	6:27
Album(s):	Porgy & Bess
Label(s):	Polygram (UK) / Verve (USA)
Writer(s):	George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
Producer(s):	Joe Henderson
Studio(s):	Lake House
Released as single:	YES, B-SIDE, or NO

"It Ain't Necessarily So" is a song written by George & Ira Gershwin and recorded by Joe Henderson in 1997.

About the song

As the main lot of songs on the Porgy & Bess album were recorded between May 25 and 28, 1997 (at Avatar Studios, New York) it's likely that Sting did his contribution at Lake House afterwards.

Personnel

• Sting

Release History

Albums

"It Ain't Necessarily So" appears on the following album releases (please see links for further details on each title):

Cover art	Album title	Catalog no.	Release country	Format	Release date
	Porgy & Bess	539-048-2	UK	CD	1997-09-DD
	Porgy & Bess	539-046	USA	CD	1997-10-07

Singles

CD Singles

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7" Singles

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12" Singles

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Video

"SONG" appears on the following video and dvd releases:

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Awards, nominations, and certifications

Awards

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Year	Winner	Award	Category
YYYY	WINNER (album, song, producer, etc.)	AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.)	CATEGORY

Nominations

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Year	Nominee	Award	Category
YYYY	NOMINEE (album, song, producer, etc.)	AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.)	CATEGORY

Certifications

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Country	Certifier	Classification	Certification
COUNTRY	CERTIFIER (RIAA, IFPI...)	CLASSIFICATION (Album, singles, foreign artist...)	CERTIFICATION (Gold, Platinum, Diamond...)

Lyrics

It ain't necessarily so, it ain't necessarily so 
De t'ings dat yo' li'ble to read in de Bible 
It ain't necessarily so 

Li'l David was small, but oh my 
Li'l David was small, but oh my 
He fought big Goliath 
who lay down and dieth 
Li'l David was small, but oh my 

Oh, Jonah, he lived in de whale 
Oh, Jonah, he lived in de whale 
Fo' he made his home in dat fish's abdomen 
Oh, Jonah, he lived in de whale 

Li'l Moses was found in a stream 
Li'l Moses was found in a stream 
He floated on water 
Til Ole Pharoah's daughter 
She fished him, she says, from that stream 

It ain't necessarily so, it ain't necessarily so 
Dey tell all you chillun de debble's a villun 
But it ain't necessarily so. 

To get into Hebben don't snap for a sebben 
Live clean, don have no fault 
Oh, I takes dat gospel 
Whenever it's pos'ble 
But wid a grain of salt 

Methus'lah lived nine hundred years 
Methus'lah lived nine hundred years 
But who calls dat livin' 
when no gal will give in 
To no man what's nine hundred years? 

I'm preachin' dis sermon to show 
It ain't nessa, ain't nessa, ain't nessa, ain't nessa 
Ain't necessarily so.

Quotations and trivia

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Alternative and cover versions

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See also

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External links

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References

source: sting.com, An Investigation Into The Records Of The Police, discogs.com (Lake House info)