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Jive Man Blues

by Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon

on Come On Mama Do That Dance (1928-1932) (1992), The Roots Of Rap: Classic Recordings From The 1920s & 30s (2006)

All right look out brother, don't get slack
I like to get something from you and I won't give it back
Folks that was a Jiving man from the west
Everybody called him Jivin' de Tres

He jived his Ma', he jived his Pa'
Even done jived his Ma' in law
He jived every soul, he jived the mule named Maude
He was so game he jived the Caddy ______ wall

Had a habit of jivin' and that ain't all
With his Lawd lawd lawd lawd lawd
Ah Jivin now, Ah he's ____
Lawd lawd lawd lawd lawd

He jived so much he was a mystery
He even jived the gang that rolled Policy
He jived the whole creation, seemed like a star
With his lawd lawd lawd lawd lawd

He even jived the girl they call "Pretty Bright Eye"
He gone ______ ______ _____, you know the poor kid cried
He said I'm a jiver from my birth
He jived so much he died and left this earth
With his lawd lawd lawd lawd lawd

Oh you pretty thing, what you want me to buy you?
Shoes? I'm gonna buy you some shoes, stockings and garters too
Lawd lawd lawd lawd lawd

Down below he looked around once or twice
He even jived the Devil, and the devil got wise
He jived the little imps, big ones and all
With his lawd lawd lawd lawd lawd

He jived so strongly raised so much sand
He said "Lawd I'm just a jivin' man"
He jived like lightnin', he just wouldn't quit
He said "Everybody get set and get your mind ion it"
With that lawd lawd lawd lawd lawd

Oh you pretty thing, just as beautiful
Oh run into me and crush me, but don't bruise me baby
Oh lawd lawd lawd

After jeepin and jivin' backed him up against the wall
Them said Lord he's gonna jive us all
Don't you worry, don't you fret
I'm the Jivin' king and I started it
With my lawd lawd lawd lawd lawd

Ah stunning now!
How's lawd lawd lawd lawd lawd