The Jumpin’ Jive

Lyrics

Hep-hep! De-boodle-de-ack, de-boodle-de-ackasaki! Hep-hep! Oh, rang-tang, te-dah-dah Hep-hep! Gonna tell you 'bout the jumpin' jive Hep-hep! Jim, jam, jump, the jumpin' jive; Hep-hep! Man those cats gonna beat out this mellow jive; Hep-hep! Beat it out on the mellow side Boy? Whatcha gonna say there, gate? Oh, boy! Whatcha gonna say there, gate? Palomar, shalomar, Swanee shore Let me dig that jive somе more Boy! Lay it right on down to the gator Oh, boy! Lay it on that sly little gator Now, can't you hеar them hepcats shout Yeah! Come on, boys, let's have a ball! The jim, jam, jump is the jumpin' jive Makes you dig your jive on the mellow side Hep-hep! Hep-hep! The jim, jam, jump is the solid jive Makes you nine feet tall when you're four feet five Hep-hep! Hep-hep! Now, don't you be that ickeroo Get hip, come on and follow through Then you get your steady foo You make the joint jump like the gators do The jim, jam, jump is the jumpin' jive Makes you dig your eggs on the Jersey side Hep-hep! Hep-hep! The jim, jam, jump, the jumpin' jive Makes you hep-hep on the mellow side! Hep-hep! Hep-hep! Hep-hep! Hep-hep! Hep-hep! Hep-hep! Hep-hep! The jim, jam, jump on the jumpin' jive Will make you dig your jive on the mellow side Hep-hep! Hep-hep! The jibber, jam, jumpin jumpin jive Makes you nine feet tall when you're four feet five Hep-hep! Hep-hep! Now, don't you be that ickeroo Get hip, come on and follow through Then you get your steady foo You make the joint jump like the gators do The jibber, jam, jumpin jumpin jive Makes you dig your eggs on the Jersey side Hep-hep! Hep-hep! The jim, jam, and the jumpin' jive Makes you hep-hep on the mellow side; [Scatting] The jim, jam, and the jumpin' jive Makes you hep-hep on the mellow side;