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Makes you nine foot tall when you're four foot five Hep-hep Hep-hep Now, don't you be that ickeroo Get hep, come on and follow through Then you get your steady foo You make the joint jump like the gators do The jim, jam, jump on the jumpin' jive Makes you like your eggs on the Jersey side Hep-hep Hep-hep The jim, jam, jumpin' jive Makes you hep-hep on the mellow side Hep-hep Hep-hep (Scating) Now, I've told you 'bout the jumpin' jive The jim, jam, jump, the jumpin' jive I know you dug this mellow jive Oh, you dig it on the mellow side Another Version Boy? Oh, boy Panama, Shanama, Swanee shore Let me dig that jive some more Boy? Oh boy The jim-jam-jump with the jumpin' jive Makes you get your kicks on the mellow side Hep! Hep Hep! Hep The jim-jam-jump with the solid jive Makes you nine foot tall when you're four foot five Hep! hep Hep! Hep Don't be that ickeroo Get hep and follow through And get your steady foo Make the joint jump like the gators do The jim-jam-jump with the jumpin' jive Makes you like your eggs on the Jersey side Hep! Hep Hep! Hep The jim-jam-jump with the jumpin' jive Makes you hep! hep! hep! on the mellow side