Intro: G6 

verse 1 
N.C.  
Baby, baby it looks like it's gonna hail 
C7                                      G6 
Baby, baby it' looks like it's gonna hail 
           D7                                              G6 
You better come inside let me teach you how to jive and wail 


[Refrão]
 
          G6                                      
You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail 
          C7                                     G6 
You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail 
         D7              C7               G6 
you gotta jump, jive, and then you wail a-way 

Saxophone solo (clap along) 
G6  C7  G6  D7  G6 

verse 2 
N.C. 
Papa's in the icebox lookin' for a can of ale 
C7                                          G6 
Papa's in the icebox lookin' for a can of ale 
D7                                                 G6    Bb9  A9  Ab9 
Mama's in the backyard learning how to jive and wail 


[Refrão]
 
          G6                                      
You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail 
          C7                                     G6 
You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail 
         D7              C7               G6 
you gotta jump, jive, and then you wail a-way 

Guitar solo (clap along) 
G6  C7  G6  D7  G6 

verse 3 
N.C. 
A woman is a woman and a man ain't nothin' but a male 
  C7                                                G6 
A woman is a woman and a man ain't nothin' but a male 
   D7                                                G6  Bb13   Bbm7   Eb13 
One good thing about him He knows how to jive and wail 

verse 4 
Ab6 
Jack and jill went up the hill to get a pail 
Db9                                         Ab6 
Jack and jill went up the hill to get a pail 
Bbm7                         Eb7                     Cm   Bm7  Bbm7   E9  Db/Eb   A7(b9)   
Jill stayed up, she wants to learn how to jive and wail 


[Refrão]
  
(Clap along) 
       Ab6 
         jump, jive, and then you wail You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail 
         Db7                                    Ab6 
You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail 
         Eb7            Db7              Ab6   
You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail away! 

         Ab6 
You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail 
         Db7                                    Ab6 
You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail 
         Eb7            Db7               Ab6  Cb13   Bbm7   Eb7 
You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail away! 

        Ab6 
You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail 
         Db7                                    Ab6 
You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail 
         Eb7            Db7               Ab6    A    Ab13 
You gotta jump, jive, and then you wail away!        Ye-ah-hh!