When I was a kid about half past three My ma said "Daughter, come here to me" Said things may come, and things may go But this is one thing you ought to know... Oh 't 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 'T ain't what you do it's the way that you do it That's what gets results 'T ain't what you do it's the time that you do it 'T ain't what you do it's the time that you do it 'T ain't what you do it's the time that you do it That's what gets results You can try hard Don't mean a thing Take it easy, greasy Then your jive will swing Oh 't ain't what you do it's the place that you do it 'T ain't what you do it's the time that you do it 'T ain't what you do it's the way that you do it That's what gets results