Music: John Chalmers MacGregor/Glenn Miller
You clap your hands
And you swing out wide
Do the Susie Q
Mix in a step or two
Put 'em all together
And you're doin the jive
Oh you stomp your feet
You swing out wide
Mess around awhile
Shake it boogie woogie style
Everybody's swinging when you doin the jive
If you can't play Rummy or at Bridge you're the dummy
Don't let it bother you
'Cause you'll be the King
When the band begins to swing
You'll be a smarty and the life of the party
If you do bump
And you swing out wide
Drop a little bit
Beat it out and make a fit
Everybody's happy when you're doin the jive
It may be somethin' but it's not the jive
It may be somethin' but it's not the jive
Well what is the jive
What is the jive why man alive
The jive's the jive
Why I cut you the riff and did too
Just what else are we supposed to do
Take it cool now boss give me a chance
You're all mixed up
'Cause the jive's the dance
Well tell me some more I'm a
Talk again
Well down there some horn will have dancin' tools
You clap your hands
And you swing out wide
Do the Susie Q
Mix in a step or two
Put it all all together
And you're doin' the jive
Oh you stomp your feet
And you swing out wide
Mess around awhile
Shake it boogie woogie style
Everybody's swinging when you doin' the jive
If you can't play Rummy or at Bridge you're the dummy
Don't let it bother you
'Cause you'll be the King
When the band begins to swing
You'll be a smarty and the life of the party
If you do a bump
And you swing out wide
Drop a little bit
Beat it out and make a fit
Everybody's happy when you're doin the jive