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Tell me the name and artist of this late 90's swing song?

I heard this song on a CD back in 2001 or so, and played it over and over until I memorized the lyrics. I think the name of the song is 'Planet Jive', but I'm not sure. I also would like the artist, if anyone knows. Here's the lyrics:

Greetings, people of Earth! It's time to swing!

I come from Planet Jive, where the music's always live,

And the people like to dance away their blues.

So if you're feeling down, turn your rocket ship around,

Planet Jive is the only place to cruise (?)

I come from city Bop, where the music's always hot,

And the president wears a zoot suit on TV.

There are swing clubs in every corner, they are owned by Jackie Horner,

People say what a cool boy is he.

(chorus)

Oh how they adore us when we wear our blue fedoras

Our zoot suits shining (forgot the rest of the line)

As we saunted through the street with our wingtips on our feet,

(Forgot this line)

Gather around now! Come on everybody, roll on!

Now this cat named Jackie Horner, the press will try to warn ya,

They say he was a gangster from the start (gunshot sounds)

But he threw out all the thugs and he put a stop to drugs

He's a dancer who's got livin' in his heart (?)

Now he went on a vacation, to Federation Station,

And opened up the biggest club of all.

Hep cats came from Mars and Venus, now the universe is swingin'

At the interplanetary jump-jive ball.

(chorus)

...

There's more to the song, but I can't remember the rest. Can anyone help me out?

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