[Chorus]
Oh, you need
Timin'
A tick-a-tick-a-tick-a good
Timin'
Tock-a-tock-a-tock-a-tock-a
Timin' is the thing
It's true
Good timin' from me to you
[Verse 1]
If lil' lil' David hadn't grabbed that stone
Lyin' there on the ground
Big Goliath mighta stomped on him
Instead of the other way around
But he had
[Chorus]
Timin'
A tick-a-tick-a-tick-a good
Timin'
A-tock-a-tock-a-tock-a-tock-a
Timin' is the thing
It's true
Good timin' from me to you
[Verse 2]
Who in the world woulda ever known
What Columbus could do?
If Queen Isabella hadn't offered jewels
In 1492?
But she had
[Chorus]
Timin'
A tick-a-tick-a-tick-a good
Timin'
A-tock-a-tock-a-tock-a-tock-a
Timin' is the thing
It's true
Good timin' from me to you
[Verse 3]
What woulda happened if you and I
Hadn't just happened to meet?
We might've spent the rest of our lives
Walkin' down misery street
But we had
[Chorus]
Timin'
A tick-a-tick-a-tick-a good
Timin'
A-tock-a-tock-a-tock-a-tock-a
Timin' is the thing
It's true
Good timin' from me to you
Yeah, we had
[Outro]
Timin'
Whoa-whoa-whoa good
Timin'
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Timin' is the thing
It's true
Good timin' from me to you
Yeah, we had
Timin'
Whoa-whoa-whoa good
Timin'
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Timin' is the thing...
Jimmy Jones released Good Timin’ on Fri Jan 01 1960.