JUMP, JIVE, AN' WAIL
(Louis Prima)

Louis Prima

Also recorded by :
Bradley Allen; Joe Augustine; BBC Big Band; Big Daddy Orch.;
Big Dave & The Ultrasonics; Bricats; Lance Buller; Tony Burgos;
Sam Butera; The Countdown Singers; The Crescent City Maulers;
Eight to the Bar; The J Street Jumpers; The Jive Romeros;
Jive Sharks; Jump N Jive; The Millenium Dance Party All-Stars;
Pearl Street Jazz Band; Rhythmtown Jive; Rocket 88;
Brian Setzer Orch.; John Skinner; Keely Smith; Swing City Orch.


Baby, baby it looks like it's gonna hail
Baby, baby it looks like it's gonna hail
You better come inside
Let me teach you how to jive and wail

You gotta jump, jive and then you wail
You gotta jump, jive and then you wail
You gotta jump, jive and then you wail
You gotto jump, jive and then you wail
You gotta jump, jive and then you wail

Papa's in the icebox lookin' for a can of ale
Papa's in the icebox lookin' for a can of ale
Mama's in the backyard
Learning how to jive and wail

You gotta jump, jive and then you wail
You gotta jump, jive and then you wail
You gotta jump, jive and then you wail
You gotto jump, jive and then you wail
You gotta jump, jive and then you wail

A women is a women and a man ain't nothin' but a male
A women is a women and a man ain't nothin' but a male
One good thing about him
He knows how to jive and wail

You gotta jump, jive and then you wail
You gotta jump, jive and then you wail
You gotta jump, jive and then you wail
You gotto jump, jive and then you wail
You gotta jump, jive and then you wail

Jack and Jill went up the hill to get a pail
Jack and Jill went up the hill to get a pail
Jill stayed up
She wants to learn how to jive and wail

You gotta jump, jive and then you wail