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Hep-hep! |
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De-boodle-de-ack, de-boodle-de-ackasaki! |
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Hep-hep! |
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Oh, rang-tang, te-dah-dah, |
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Hep-hep! |
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Gonna tell you 'bout the jumpin' jive, |
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Hep-hep! |
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Jim, jam, jump, the jumpin' jive; |
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Hep-hep! |
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Cats gonna beat out this mellow jive; |
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Hep-hep! |
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Beat it out on the mellow side. |
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Boy? |
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Whatcha gonna say there, gate? |
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Oh, boy! |
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Whatcha gonna say there, gate? |
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Palomar, shalomar, Swanee shore, |
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Let me dig that jive once more, |
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Boy! |
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Lay it right on down to the gator. |
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Oh, boy! |
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Lay it flat as a gator. |
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Now, can't you hear those hepcats call, |
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Yeah! |
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Come on, boys, let's have a ball! |
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The jim, jam, jump on the jumpin' jive |
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Makes you dig your jive on the mellow side, |
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Hep-hep! |
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Hep-hep! |
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The jim, jam, jump is the solid jive |
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Makes you nine foot tall when you're four foot five, |
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Hep-hep! |
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Hep-hep! |
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Now, don't you be that ickeroo, |
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Get hep, come on and follow through, |
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Then you get your steady foo, |
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You make the joint jump like the gators do, |
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The jim, jam, jump on the jumpin' jive |
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Makes you like your eggs on the Jersey side, |
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Hep-hep! |
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Hep-hep! |
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The jim, jam, jumpin' jive |
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Makes you hep-hep on the mellow side! |
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Hep-hep! |
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Hep-hep! |
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Hep-hep! |
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Hep-hep! |
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The jim, jam, jump on the jumpin' jive, |
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Will make you dig your jive on the mellow side, |
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Hep-hep! |
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Hep-hep! |
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The jim, jam, jump, the solid jive |
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Makes you nine foot tall when you're four foot five, |
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Hep-hep! |
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Hep-hep! |
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Now, don't you be that ickeroo, |
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Get hep, come on and follow through, |
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Then you get your steady foo, |
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You make the joint jump like the gators do, |
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The jim, jam, jump on the jumpin' jive |
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Makes you like your eggs on the Jersey side, |
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Hep-hep! |
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Hep-hep! |
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The jim, jam, jumpin' jive, |
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Makes you hep-hep on the mellow side; |
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Hep-hep! |
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Hep-hep! |
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[Scating] |
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Now, I've told you 'bout the jumpin' jive, |
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The jim, jam, jump, the jumpin' jive, |
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I know you dug this mellow jive, |
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Oh, you dig it on the mellow side. |
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Another Version |
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Boy? Oh, boy! |
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Panama, Shanama, Swanee shore, |
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Let me dig that jive some more; |
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Boy? Oh boy! |
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The jim-jam-jump with the jumpin' jive |
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Makes you get your kicks on the mellow side. |
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Hep! Hep! |
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Hep! Hep! |
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The jim-jam-jump with the solid jive, |
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Makes you nine foot tall when you're four foot five, |
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Hep! hep! |
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Hep! Hep! |
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Don't be that ickeroo, |
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Get hep and follow through, |
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And get your steady foo |
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Make the joint jump like the gators do, |
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The jim-jam-jump with the jumpin' jive, |
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Makes you like your eggs on the Jersey side, |
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Hep! Hep! |
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Hep! Hep! |
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The jim-jam-jump with the jumpin' jive, |
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Makes you hep! hep! hep! on the mellow side! |