The song is about buying heroin in New York in the 1930s-1940s or actually even now. good slang never changes. "Jive" is the slang term for Heroin, still is these days, "seeing your man" means to meet your dealer, and still does today. Put it in your pocket and lock it- when you "cop", buy drugs , you do not look at it or fool with it till you get to where you can safely do so. you do not want to bring attention to yourself. "I don't have time to shake your hand." is self-explanatory- the last thing you want is to run into somebody you know and shoot the breeze. when you have that product on you as an addict all you want to do is get somewhere you can do it! I was dumbfounded that the first article's meaning was so saccharin and someone really thought that was it!
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Hit That Jive Jack (Perk Up, Be Happy)
Put It In Your Pocket, 'Till I Get Back (Keep The Additude Away, We Will Talk About It Later)
Going Downtown To See A Man (He's Going Downtown... To See A Man... XD)
And I Aint Got Time To Chake Your Hand (Im In A Rush, I Gotta Go Now.)
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Lyrics are copyright 1974, 1975, Larry Lee & Steve CashJackie Blue?
Turn! Turn! Turn!
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