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