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

Oooh, you gotta jump, jive then ya wail
You gotta jump jive, then ya wail
You gotta jump, jive, then you wail
You gotta jump, jive, then you wail
You gotta jump, jive, then you wail away

Papa's in the ice box looking for a can of ale
Papa's in the ice box looking for a can of ale
Mama's in the back yard learnin how to jive and wail

Oooh, you gotta jump, jive then ya wail
You gotta jump jive, then ya wail
You gotta jump, jive, then you wail
You gotta jump, jive, then you wail
You gotta jump, jive, then you wail away

A woman is a woman and a man ain't nothin' but a male
A woman is a woman and a man ain't nothin' but a male
One good thing 'bout him; he knows how to jive and 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 n' wail

Oooh, you gotta jump, jive then ya wail
You gotta jump jive, then ya wail
You gotta jump, jive, then you wail
You gotta jump, jive, then you wail
You gotta jump, jive, then you wail away (x3)