Pettin´ And Pokin´ - Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five

Now this is the story of Jack and Jill

And I don’t mean the couple who went up the hill

I just mean a couple o' lovers that live next door

And they’re always battlin' and I’m tryin' to keep the score

They’re always

Pettin' and pokin' and

Jabbin' and jokin' and

Cuein' and crackin' and

Wooin' and wackin'

They keep neckin' and knockin'

Singin' and sockin' an'

Squawkin' and squeezin' an'

Burnin' and freezin'

Why, he holds her hands as long as he’s able

But when he lets go, she bops him with a table

They start right in

Pattin' and pinchin' and

Cloudin' and clinchin'

They’re enjoying themselves, havin' a good time

Now Reverend Green thought he’d call one day

On this nicely newly weds across the way

But just as the pastor knocked on the door

A straight right connected;

«Mop,» he hit the floor

They was pettin' and poppin' and

Bangin' and boppin'

Cooin' and kissin' and

Hittin' and missin'

They kept on groovin' and grievin' and

Lovin' and leavin'

Kickin' and cacklin' and

Ticklin' and tacklin'

Now one night a neighbor tried some intervention

But one short jab knocked out his good intention

They started right in, stewin' and stabbin' and

Jivin' and jabbin'

Havin' a good time

Now once a lion escaped from a circus train

He strayed in Jack and Jill’s domain

Just then they got in a towerin' rage

Lion took one look and jumped back in his cage

They started in swattin' and swingin' and

Pottin' and playin'

Stompin' and stabbin' and

Groovin' and grabbin'

They kept dancin' and duckin'

Trippin' and truckin'

Plottin' and pleadin' and

Bangin' and bleedin'

Her mother said, «I'll go right In there and fetch her»

But mom came out riding on a stretcher

They started right in

Hittin' and holdin'

Faintin' and foldin'

They was enjoying themselves, havin' a good time

Now once a reporter called on the wife

Just to gather some data on her hectic life

She told him she’d never found time for books

She’s always busy duckin' left hooks

They was always swattin' and swingin' and

Sockin' and singin' and

Cuttin' and cuddlin' and

Messin' and muddlin' they kept on

Fondlin' and fussin' and

Kissin' and cussin' and

Tappin' and teasin' and

Squattin' and squeezin'

Once a voice called out, «Stop!

I’m the law»

But all he stopped was a haymaker to the jaw

They started in jivin' and jumpin' and trobbin' and thumpin'

They was enjoying themselves

You see they were in love

Ain’t married life wonderful?

Hey, will somebody call Dr. Kildare?

Is Dr. Christian in the house?

Huh?