It ain't necessary so Ah, it ain't necessary so The things that you're liable To read in the bible Ain't necessary so Now little David was small But, oh, my David was small, but, oh, my He slew Goliath Who lie down and dieth David was small, but, oh, my Jonah, he lived in a whale Oh, Jonah, he lived in a whale Man made his home in that fish?s abdomen Jonah, he lived in a whale Ah, to get into heaven Don't snap for a seven Live clean, don't have no faults I take that gospel whenever it?s possible With a grain of salt Little Moses was found in a stream Little Moses was found in a stream He floated on water Till ole Pharaoh?s daughter Fished him, she says, from that stream I said to get into heaven Don't snap for a seven I'll live fresh, have no faults But I get my gospel whenever it?s possible With a tiny hint of salt Methuselah lived nine hundred years I said Methuselah lived nine hundred years Who calls that living When no gal will give in to no man That's nine hundred years 'Cause it ain't necessary so I said it ain't necessary so Ain't necessary so I said it ain't necessary so