HIT THAT JIVE JACK
John Alston / Campbell "Skeets" Tolbert

as rec by The Nat "King" Cole Trio Oct 22nd 1941 New York

also rec by Diana Krall '95


Hit that jive Jack!
Put it in your pocket till I get back.
Goin' down town to see a man
And I ain't got time to shake your hand.

Hit that jive Jack!
Put it in your pocket till I get back.
Tide and time waits for no man
And I ain't got time to shake your hand.

Standin' on the corner,
All full of jive,
But you know that tune, boy,
And I'll always give you five, (scat).

Hit that jive Jack!
Put it in your pocket till I get back.
Goin' down town to see a man
And I ain't got time to shake your hand.

Hit that jive Jack!
Put it in your pocket till I get back.
Goin' down town to see a man
And I ain't got time to shake your hand.

Hit that jive Jack!
Put it in your pocket till I get back.
Tide and time waits for no man
And I ain't got time to shake your hand.

Standin' on the corner,
All full of jive,
But you know that tune, boy,
And I'm forced to give you five!

Hit that jive Jack!
Put it in your pocket till I get back.
Goin' down town to see a man
And I ain't got time to shake your hand.

Hit that jive Jack! (scat)
Put it in your pocket.
Hit that jive Jack! (scat)
Put it in your pocket.

Hit that jive Jack! (scat)
Put it in your pocket.
Hit that jive Jack! (scat)
Put it in your pocket.

(scat)

Hit that jive Jack!
Put it in your pocket till I get back.
Goin' down town to see a man
And I ain't got time,
I ain't got time,
I ain't got time to shake your hand,
So won't you put it in your pocket till I get back?
Hit that jive Jack!





(Contributed by Peter Akers - June 2009)