What'cha gonna do when he lands on you
And starts to stingin'
Saint Vitis, boogietis Now you're swingin'
When the honeybees are sleepin' in their hive
That's when that little critter comes alive
Chorus: When the jitterbug bites
and you start to itchin'
and the mood is right and the night's bewitchin'
You feel like dancin' till the morning light
When the jitterbug bites
when the jitterbug bites
Bandstand burnin' to a fever pitch
Can you hear him buzzin'
Saxophone screamin' to a beat so steamin'
And the joint is jumpin'
When you think you just can't take it anymore
Look who's back out tearin' up the floor
Chorus
Now you swingin'
go cat go
Really rockin'
hi dee ho
Hep-a-demic breakin' nationwide
Chorus
When the jitterbug bites
when the jitterbug bites
When the jitterbug bites
when the jitterbug bites
When the jitterbug bites