Verse
C#m F#m C#m F#m C#m
People say she used to dance with the fish,
F#m C#m F#m C#m
Some people say she juggled fire in a dish.
F#m C#m F#m C#m
Clear days on the Bayou St John,
F#m C#m F#m C#m
She raised her hands and caused e-lectrical storms.
Bridge 1:
F#m A D7 C#7
She was a treacherous lady; she never meant much harm.
B A
One day she ducked past the station house;
G#7 C#7
She turned on the fire a-larm.
Verse 2:
F#m C#m F#m C#m
Somehow she got tangled up with Queen Julia Jackson,
F#m C#m F#m C#m
Down on Melpomeme and Erato Street.
F#m C#m F#m
Queen Julia Jackson dropped a zozola brick,
F#m C#m F#m C#m
And Jump Sturdy died with her soul, in defeat.
Chorus 2:
F#m A
Jump Sturdy, Jump Sturdy, was her name;
D7 C#7
She came out the swamps like a crazy fool.
B A
Jump Sturdy, Jump Sturdy, was her name;
D7 C#7 F#m
She came out the swamps like a crazy fool.
F#m A
Jump Sturdy, Jump Sturdy, was her name;
D7 C#7
She came out the swamps like a crazy fool.
B A
Jump Sturdy, Jump Sturdy, was her name;
D7 C#7 F#m
She came out the swamps like a crazy fool.
Coda:
F#m A D7 C#7
Jump Sturdy... Jump Sturdy... was her... name.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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F#m A D7 C#7 B C#m
G#ADGBG# G#ADGBG# G#ADGBG# EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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