Jumpin’ Jive
King Curtis

Boys - what you gonna say down there? 
Oh Boys - what you gonna say down there? 
Palamar, Shalamar, Swanny Shore 
Let me dig that jive once more 

Boys - take it right on down to the gator 
Oh boys - gotta take a side elevator 
Can't you hear those hip cats call 
Come on boys let's have a ball 

The jip-jam-jump is a jumpin' jive 
Makes you dig your jive on the mellow side 

IMPROVISAN

The jip-jam-jump is a jumpin' jive 
Makes you dig your jive on the mellow side 

The jip-jam-jump is a solid jive 
Makes you nine foot tall when you're four foot five 

Now, don't you be that ickeroo 
Get hip, come on and follow do 
When you get your steady fool 
You met your jump like the gators do 

The jip-jam-jump is a jumpin' jive 
Makes you like your eggs on the Jersey side 

The jip-jam-jumpin' jive 
Makes you hip hip on the mellow side 

The jip-jam-jump is a solid jive 
Makes you nine foot tall when you're four foot five 
The jip-jam-jumpin' jive 
Makes you hip hip on the mellow side 

Now, don't you be that ickeroo 
Get hip, come on and follow do 
When you get your steady fool 
You met your jump like the gators do 

The jip-jam-jump is a jumpin' jive 
Makes you like your eggs on the Jersey side 
The jip-jam-jumpin' jive 
Makes you hip hip on the mellow side 

Skibbel-de-doo . . .
Now I told you 'bout the jumpin' jive 
Jip-jam-jum the jumpin' jive 
I know you dug this mellow jive 
Cause you dig it on the mellow side