Life is short short brotherAin't it de truth?And there is no otherAin't it de truth?You got to rock that rainbowWhile you still got your youthAin't it the solid truth?Was a guy named AdamAin't it the solid truth?Said "Now look here madam"Ain't it de truth?"You got to bite that appleWhile you still got your tooth"Ain't it the mellow truth?Lord gave us wine and ginTo drown our troubles inWhat's all this talk of sin?Rise and shineAnd fall in lineGet that new religionAin't it de truth?'Fore you is dead pigeonAin't it de truth?'Cause when you laid horizontalIn that telephone boothThere'll be no breathin' spellIt's only naturalAin't it the gospel truth?Life is short short brotherAin't it de truth?And there is no otherAin't it de truth?So if you don't love livin'Then you're slightly uncouthAin't it the dignified truth?Said that gal DuBarryAin't it de truth?"Love is cash and carryAin't it de truth?""You got to shake it downOr mix it up with vermouth"Ain't it the visible, visible truth?Life is a ripplin' brookMan is a fish to cookYou got to bait your hookRise and shineAnd cast your lineYou got to get your possumAin't it de truth?While you still in blossomAin't it de truth?That went for DelilahCleopatra and RuthThem babes did mighty swellThey rang that JezebelAin't it the gospel truth?It's the truthThe truthIt's the solidMellow truth
