Jump Sturdy - Dr. John

Jump Sturdy Jump Sturdy was her name

She came out the swamps like a crazy fool

Jump Sturdy Jump Sturdy was her name

She came out the swamps like a crazy fool

(Jump Sturdy)

Jump Sturdy Jump Sturdy was her name

She came out the swamps like a crazy fool

Jump Sturdy Jump Sturdy was her name

(jump sturdy)

Jump Sturdy Jump Sturdy was her name

She came out the swamps like a crazy fool

(she came, she came…)

People say she used to dance with the fish

Some people say she juggled fire in a dish

Clear day on the Bayou St. John

She raised her hands and caused a 'lectrical storm

She was a treacherous lady

She never met much harm

One day she ducked past the station house

She turned on the fire alarm

Somehow she got tangled up with Queen Julia Jackson

Down on Melpomene and Erato Street

Queen Julia Jackson talked to Zozo LaBrique

And Jump Sturdy died with her soul in defeat

Jump Sturdy Jump Sturdy was her name

She came out the swamps like a crazy fool

Jump Sturdy Jump Sturdy was her name

She came out the swamps like a crazy fool

(jump sturdy)

Jump Sturdy Jump Sturdy was her name

She came out the swamps like a crazy fool

(she came, she came…)

Jump Sturdy Jump Sturdy was her name

(Jump Sturdy now)

She came out the swamps like a crazy fool

(she came, she came…)

Jump sturdy

Jump sturdy

Was her name