A popular song from 1945
Words and music by Sunny Skylar
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
What must I do to make you confess
Is it “no”, is it “yes”
Always the same continuous doubt
Am I “in”, am I “out”
Each thing must end a definite way
For instance take example “A”
CHORUS
If you ain’t wrong, you’re right
If it ain’t dark, it’s light
If you ain’t sure you might
Gotta be this or that
If it ain’t full, it’s blank
If you don’t spend, you bank
If it ain’t Bing, it’s Frank
Gotta be this or that
Who can it be if it ain’t me
I know it’s not your brother
Can’t you see it’s gotta be
One way or the other
Tell me what I must know
If you don’t like I’ll go
If it ain’t “yes”, it’s “no”
Gotta be this or that
CHORUS
If it ain’t old, it’s new
If it ain’t me, it’s you
If it ain’t much, it’s few
Gotta be this or that
If it ain’t sea, it’s land
If you ain’t praised, you’re panned
If it ain’t fresh, it’s canned
Gotta be this or that
Who can it be if it ain’t me
I know it’s not your brother
Can’t you see it’s gotta be
One way or the other
Tell me what I must know
If you don’t like I’ll go
If it ain’t “yes”, it’s “no”
Gotta be this or that