Louis Prima, Jump Jive and Wail (1956)
Key: :[Bb] (w: Louis Prima)
VERSE 1:
[Bb7] Baby, Baby, it looks like it's gonna hail
[Eb7] Baby, Baby, it looks like it's gonna
[Bb7] hail
You better
[F7] come inside, let me
[Eb7] teach you how to jive &
[Bb7] wail
CHORUS:
You gotta
[Bb7] jump, and jive, and then you wail
You gotta jump, and jive, and then you wail
You gotta
[Eb7] jump, and jive, and then you wail
You gotta
[Bb7] jump, and jive, and then you wail
You gotta
[F7] jump, and jive, and
[Eb7] then you wail a-
[Bb7]-way
INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE]
VERSE 2:
[Bb7] Poppa's in the ice box lookin' for a can of ale
[Eb7] Poppa's in the ice box lookin' for a can of
[Bb7] ale
[F7] Momma's in the backyard
[Eb7] learning how to jive &
[Bb7] wail
REPEAT CHORUS:
INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE]
VERSE 3:
A
[Bb7] woman is a woman and a man ain't nothin but a male
A
[Eb7] woman is a woman and a man ain't nothin but a
[Bb7] male
[F7] One good thing about him, he
[Eb7] knows how to jive &
[Bb7] wail
SONG KEY CHANGE: [+1] [B7]
VERSE 4:
[B7] Jack & Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail
[Eb7] Jack & Jill went up the hill to fetch a
[B7] pail
[F#7] Jill stayed there, she wants to
[Eb7] learn how to jive &
[B7] wail
CHORUS 2:
You gotta
[B7] jump, and jive, and then you wail
You gotta jump, and jive, and then you wail
You gotta
[Eb7] jump, and jive, and then you wail
You gotta
[B7] jump, and jive, and then you wail
You gotta
[F#7] jump, and jive, and
[Eb7] then you wail a-
[B7]-way
REPEAT CHORUS 2: 