The Jitterbug Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg Music by Harold Arlen © 1939 Leo Feist Inc. Released on Bluebird 10367 Recorded 1939 Orchestra conducted by Vincent Lopez Running Time: 2 mins 28 secs Lyrics: Listen all you chil’ren to that voodoo moan There’s a modern villain worser than that ol’ boogie woogie When that goofy critter spots your fancy clothes He injects the jitter, starts you dancin’ on a thousand toes There he goes Who’s that hiding in the tree top? It’s the rascal the Jitterbug! If you find him hangin’ ‘round you Keep away from the Jitterbug! Oh, the bees and the breeze and the bats in the trees Have a terrible, horrible buzz But the bees and the breeze and the bats in the trees Couldn’t do what the Jitterbug does So be careful of that rascal Keep away from the Jitterbug! The Jitterbug! Oh, the Jitter! Oh, the Bug! And I don’t mean a thug or a rug Or a lug or a bug or a jug But the Jitterbug So when you get jumped, you’re too slow Watch your step, you gotta get hep For the bees and the breeze and the bats in the trees Have a terrible, horrible buzz But the bees and the breeze and the bats in the trees Couldn’t do what the Jitterbug does So be careful of that rascal Keep away from the Jitterbug! The Jitterbug! Where’s that silly little lug? Where’s that guy that cuts a rug? Where’s that silly Jitterbug?