I
HOW OFT DO WE HEAR SOME ONE TESTIFY,
AND TELL OF A HOME FAR BEYOND THE SKY,
BUT OH HOW THEY LIVE IS A SINFUL SHAME.
THEY'LL STAND IN THE JUDGMENT WITH GUILT AND BLAME.
II
WELL IT'S NOT WHAT YOU SAY NOR THE WAY YOU SHOUT
WHEN SOME THING GOES WRONG YOU WILL FEUD AND POUT.
BUT A TRUE CHILD OF GOD WEARS A SMILE EACH DAY.
AND HELPS WIN THE LOST TO THE LIVING WAY.
CHORUS
OH IT DON'T MEAN A THING IF YOUR HEARTS NOT RIGHT,
IT WILL NO GLADNESS BRING IF YOUR NOT IN THE LIGHT.
YOU CAN SING AND TESTIFY BUT BE LOST WHEN YOU DIE.
CAUSE IT DON'T MEAN A THING IF YOUR HEARTS NOT RIGHT.