Ain't It the Truth - Lena Horne/Ossie Davis/Ricardo Montalban/Eric Rhodes

Life is short short brother

Ain't it the truth

And there is no other

Ain't it the 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 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

For 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