He wears a zoot suit with a reet pleat Drives a '36 Cord with a rumble seat Now he's a Lord, he's a jitterbug Scare the letters off a highway sign He drinks beer and eats beanies Chases it down with ol' Thunderbird wine Carries bra** knuckles and a .44 Runs a loan shark business and a Mary Jane store He's a... he's a jitterbug; keeps movin', don't sit still If the law don't get him, some gun-totin' irate husband will
Oh, oh, oh, ooh, ooh, ooh jitterbug, jitterbug One day in September he stepped out of his Cord Into the street to face a bullet spittin' Ford Now he's jitterbug, just a name in the news Said, "He finally paid the price. He finally paid his dues." Jitterbug, jitterbug, jitterbug, jitterbug Jitterbug, jitterbug, jitterbug, jitterbug