<P> It Do n't Mean a Thing ( If It Ai n't Got That Swing ) is a 1931 composition by Duke Ellington , whose lyrics were written by Irving Mills . It is now accepted as a jazz standard , and jazz historian Gunther Schuller characterized it as `` now legendary '' and `` a prophetic piece and a prophetic title . '' </P>
<P> It Do n't Mean a Thing ( If It Ai n't Got That Swing ) is a 1931 composition by Duke Ellington , whose lyrics were written by Irving Mills . It is now accepted as a jazz standard , and jazz historian Gunther Schuller characterized it as `` now legendary '' and `` a prophetic piece and a prophetic title . '' </P>
who wrote it do n 't mean a thing
who wrote it do n 't mean a thing
composition by Duke Ellington lyrics were written by Irving Mills
composition by Duke Ellington lyrics were written by Irving Mills