Verse
G#m C#m G#m C#m G#m
People say she used to dance with the fish,
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Some people say she juggled fire in a dish.
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Clear days on the Bayou St John,
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She raised her hands and caused e-lectrical storms.
Bridge 1:
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She was a treacherous lady; she never meant much harm.
F# E
One day she ducked past the station house;
D#7 G#7
She turned on the fire a-larm.
Verse 2:
C#m G#m C#m G#m
Somehow she got tangled up with Queen Julia Jackson,
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Down on Melpomeme and Erato Street.
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Queen Julia Jackson dropped a zozola brick,
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And Jump Sturdy died with her soul, in defeat.
Chorus 2:
C#m E
Jump Sturdy, Jump Sturdy, was her name;
A7 G#7
She came out the swamps like a crazy fool.
F# E
Jump Sturdy, Jump Sturdy, was her name;
A7 G#7 C#m
She came out the swamps like a crazy fool.
C#m E
Jump Sturdy, Jump Sturdy, was her name;
A7 G#7
She came out the swamps like a crazy fool.
F# E
Jump Sturdy, Jump Sturdy, was her name;
A7 G#7 C#m
She came out the swamps like a crazy fool.
Coda:
C#m E A7 G#7
Jump Sturdy... Jump Sturdy... was her... name.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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