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
  
  CHORUS:
  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 gotta jump, jive, and then you wail
  You gotta jump, jive, and 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
  
  (chorus)
  
  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 about him
  He knows how to jive an' 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 an' wail
  
  (chorus)