| Hep-hep!
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| De-boodle-de-ack, de-boodle-de-ackasaki!
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| Hep-hep!
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| Oh, rang-tang, te-dah-dah
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| Hep-hep!
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| Gonna tell you 'bout the jumpin' jive
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| Hep-hep!
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| Jim, jam, jump, the jumpin' jive;
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| Hep-hep!
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| Cats gonna beat out this mellow jive;
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| Hep-hep!
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| Beat it out on the mellow side
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| Boy?
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| Whatcha gonna say there, gate?
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| Oh, boy!
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| Whatcha gonna say there, gate?
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| Palomar, shalomar, Swanee shore
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| Let me dig that jive once more
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| Boy!
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| Lay it right on down to the gator
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| Oh, boy!
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| Lay it flat as a gator
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| Now, can’t you hear those hepcats call
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| Yeah!
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| Come on, boys, let’s have a ball!
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| The jim, jam, jump on the jumpin' jive
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| Makes you dig your jive on the mellow side
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| Hep-hep!
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| Hep-hep!
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| The jim, jam, jump is the solid jive
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| Makes you nine foot tall when you’re four foot five
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| Hep-hep!
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| Hep-hep!
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| Now, don’t you be that ickeroo
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| Get hep, come on and follow through
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| Then you get your steady foo
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| You make the joint jump like the gators do
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| The jim, jam, jump on the jumpin' jive
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| Makes you like your eggs on the Jersey side
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| Hep-hep!
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| Hep-hep!
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| The jim, jam, jumpin' jive
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| Makes you hep-hep on the mellow side!
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| Hep-hep!
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| Hep-hep!
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| Hep-hep!
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| Hep-hep!
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| The jim, jam, jump on the jumpin' jive
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| Will make you dig your jive on the mellow side
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| Hep-hep!
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| Hep-hep!
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| The jim, jam, jump, the solid jive
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| Makes you nine foot tall when you’re four foot five
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| Hep-hep!
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| Hep-hep!
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| Now, don’t you be that ickeroo
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| Get hep, come on and follow through
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| Then you get your steady foo
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| You make the joint jump like the gators do
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| The jim, jam, jump on the jumpin' jive
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| Makes you like your eggs on the Jersey side
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| Hep-hep!
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| Hep-hep!
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| The jim, jam, jumpin' jive
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| Makes you hep-hep on the mellow side;
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| Hep-hep!
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| Hep-hep!
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| Now, I’ve told you 'bout the jumpin' jive
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| The jim, jam, jump, the jumpin' jive
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| I know you dug this mellow jive
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| Oh, you dig it on the mellow side
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| Another Version
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| Boy? |
| Oh, boy!
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| Panama, Shanama, Swanee shore
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| Let me dig that jive some more;
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| Boy? |
| Oh boy!
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| The jim-jam-jump with the jumpin' jive
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| Makes you get your kicks on the mellow side
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| Hep! |
| Hep!
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| Hep! |
| Hep!
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| The jim-jam-jump with the solid jive
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| Makes you nine foot tall when you’re four foot five
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| Hep! |
| hep!
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| Hep! |
| Hep!
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| Don’t be that ickeroo
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| Get hep and follow through
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| And get your steady foo
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| Make the joint jump like the gators do
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| The jim-jam-jump with the jumpin' jive
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| Makes you like your eggs on the Jersey side
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| Hep! |
| Hep!
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| Hep! |
| Hep!
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| The jim-jam-jump with the jumpin' jive
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| Makes you hep! |
| hep! |
| hep! |
| on the mellow side! |