It ain't what you do, it's the way that you do it
It ain't what you do, it's the way that you do it
It ain't what you do, it's the way that you do it
And that's what gets results

It ain't what you do, it's the time that you do it
It ain't what you do, it's the time that you do it
It ain't what you do, it's the time that you do it
And that's what gets results

You can try hard (aah-ahh-ah)
Don't mean a thing (aah-ahh-ah)
Take it easy (aah-ahh-ah)
Then your jive will swing (aah-ahh-ah)

It ain't what you do, it's the place that you do it
It ain't what you do, it's the place that you do it
It ain't what you do, it's the place that you do it
And that's what gets results

Do do do do-do do-do do do dooo
Do do do do-do do-do do do dooo
Do do do do-do do-do do do dooo (ah ah ah ah ah)
Do do do do-do do-do do do dooo (ah ah ah ah ah)
Do do do do-do do-do do do dooo (ah ah ah ah ah)
Do do do do-do do-do do do dooo (ah ah ah ah ah)
Do do do do-do do-do do do dooo (ah ah ah ah ah)
Do do do do-do do-do do do dooo (ah ah ah ah ah)
Do do do do-do do-do do do dooo (ah ah ah ah ah)
Do do do do-do do-do do do dooo (ah ah ah ah ah)
Do do do do-do do-do do do dooo (ah ah ah ah ah)
Do do do do-do do-do do do dooo (ah ah ah ah ah)

I thought I was smart but I soon found out
I didn't know what life was all about
But then I learned I must confess
That life is like a game of chess

It ain't what you do, it's the way that you do it
It ain't what you do, it's the time that you do it
It ain't what you do, it's the place that you do it
And that's what gets results

You can try hard (aah-ahh-ah)
Don't mean a thing (aah-ahh-ah)
Take it easy (aah-ahh-ah)
Then your jive will swing (aah-ahh-ah)

It ain't what you do, it's the way that you do it
It ain't what you do, it's the way that you do it
It ain't what you do, it's the way that you do it
And that's what gets results

It ain't what you do, it's the way that you do it
It ain't what you do, it's the way that you do it
It ain't what you do, it's the way that you do it
And that's what gets results

It ain't what you do, it's the time that you do it
It ain't what you do, it's the time that you do it
It ain't what you do, it's the time that you do it
And that's what gets results

It ain't what you do, it's the way that you do it
It ain't what you do, it's the way that you do it
T ain't what you do it's the way that you do it
And that's what gets results

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Writer(s): James Young, Sy Oliver