Verse
Fm A#m Fm A#m Fm
People say she used to dance with the fish,
A#m Fm A#m Fm
Some people say she juggled fire in a dish.
A#m Fm A#m Fm
Clear days on the Bayou St John,
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She raised her hands and caused e-lectrical storms.
Bridge 1:
A#m C# Gb7 F7
She was a treacherous lady; she never meant much harm.
D# C#
One day she ducked past the station house;
C7 F7
She turned on the fire a-larm.
Verse 2:
A#m Fm A#m Fm
Somehow she got tangled up with Queen Julia Jackson,
A#m Fm A#m Fm
Down on Melpomeme and Erato Street.
A#m Fm A#m
Queen Julia Jackson dropped a zozola brick,
A#m Fm A#m Fm
And Jump Sturdy died with her soul, in defeat.
Chorus 2:
A#m C#
Jump Sturdy, Jump Sturdy, was her name;
Gb7 F7
She came out the swamps like a crazy fool.
D# C#
Jump Sturdy, Jump Sturdy, was her name;
Gb7 F7 A#m
She came out the swamps like a crazy fool.
A#m C#
Jump Sturdy, Jump Sturdy, was her name;
Gb7 F7
She came out the swamps like a crazy fool.
D# C#
Jump Sturdy, Jump Sturdy, was her name;
Gb7 F7 A#m
She came out the swamps like a crazy fool.
Coda:
A#m C# Gb7 F7
Jump Sturdy... Jump Sturdy... was her... name.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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