(Hep-Hep) The Jumpin' Jive

"(Hep-Hep) The Jumpin' Jive" is a song that was broadcast on Appalachia Radio It was written by Cab Calloway, Frank Froeba and Jack Palmer. The version that played was the original 1939 version. It played on the radio during the first Xbox B.E.T.A. phase of the game, but was patched out upon release.

Background
The song was recorded for the Vocalion record label on July 17, 1939, and was released that year.

The New York session personnel included Cab Calloway (vocals and director), Doc Cheatham, Irving Randolph, Lammar Wright, Mario Bauza (trumpet), Claude Jones, DePriest Wheeler, Keg Johnson (trombone), Andrew Brown, Chauncey Haughton (clarinet/alto sax), Chu Berry, Walter Thomas (tenor sax), Bennie Payne (piano), Danny Barker (guitar), Milton Hinton (string bass), Cozey Cole (drums).

Lyrics
Hep hep De-boodle-de-ack, de-boodle-de-ackasaki Hep hep Oh, rang-tang, te-dah-dah Hep-hep Gonna tell you 'bout the jumpin' jive

Hep hep Jim, jam, jump, the jumpin' jive Hep hep Cats gonna beat out this mellow jive Hep hep Beat it out on the mellow side

Boy Whatcha gonna say there, gate? Oh, boy Whatcha gonna say there, gate? Palomar, shalomar, Swanee shore Let me dig that jive once more

Boy Lay it right on down to the gator Oh, boy Lay it flat as a gator Now, can't you hear those hep cats call? Yeah Come on, boys, let's have a ball

The jim, jam, jump on the jumpin' jive Makes you dig your jive on the mellow side Hep hep Hep hep

The jim, jam, jump is the solid jive 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 Hep hep, hep hep

The jim, jam, jump on the jumpin' jive Will make you dig your jive on the mellow side Hep hep Hep hep

The jim, jam, jump, the solid jive 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

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

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