[Intro]
[A#]

[Verse 1]
[A#]  
Baby, baby it looks like it's gonna hail  
[D#]                                   [A#]  
Baby, baby it looks like it's gonna hail  
[F]  
You better come inside  
[F]                              [A#]  
Let me teach you how to jive and wail  

[Chorus]
[A#]  
You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail  
[A#]  
You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail  
[D#]  
You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail  
[A#]  
You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail  
[F]                     [D#]               [A#]  
You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail away!  

[Saxophone Solo]
[A#]  
[A#]  
[D#]  
[A#]  
[F] [A#]  

[Verse 2]
[A#]  
Papa's in the icebox lookin' for a can of ale  
[A#]  
Papa's in the icebox lookin' for a can of ale  
[Mama line?]  
[Mama's in the backyard learning how to jive and wail]  

[Chorus 1]
[A#]  
You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail  
[A#]  
You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail  
[D#]  
You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail  
[A#]  
You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail  
[F]                     [D#]               [A#]  
You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail away!  

[Guitar Solo]
[A#]  
[A#]  
[D#]  
[A#]  
[F] [A#]  

[Verse 3]
[A#]  
A woman is a woman and a man ain't nothin' but a male  
[A#]  
A woman is a woman and a man ain't nothin' but a male  
[?]  
One good thing about him  
He knows how to jive and wail  

[Verse 4]
[B]  
Jack and Jill went up the hill to get a pail  
[E]                                       [B]  
Jack and Jill went up the hill to get a pail  
[F#]                                                 [B]  
Jill stayed up, she wants to learn how to jive and wail  

[Chorus]
[B]  
You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail  
[B]  
You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail  
[E]  
You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail  
[B]  
You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail  
[F#]                     [E]               [B]  
You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail away!