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 an' wail

You gotta jump, jive, an' then you wail
You gotta jump, jive, an' then you wail
You gotta jump, jive, an' then you wail
You gotta jump, jive, an' then you wail
You gotta jump, jive, an' then you wail away!

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 an' wail

You gotta jump, jive, an' then you wail
You gotta jump, jive, an' then you wail
You gotta jump, jive, an' then you wail
You gotta jump, jive, an' then you wail
You gotta jump, jive, an' then you wail away!

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

Jack an' Jill went up the hill to get a pail
Jack an' Jill went up the hill to get a pail
Jill stayed up, she wants to learn how to jive an' wail

You gotta jump, jive, an' then you wail
You gotta jump, jive, an' then you wail
You gotta jump, jive, an' then you wail
You gotta jump, jive, an' then you wail
You gotta jump, jive, an' then you wail away!