Jumping Jack 1935

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 8 April 2012
2012

Jumping Jack and Dancing Jill,
they can't turn back
they can't keep still
they dance the whole day through
and they don't know why they do.
Dancing Jill and Jumping Jack
must keep on till
their ankles crack
and they're all black and blue
and they don't know why they do.
They're always on their feet
Gymnastic, elastic
no time to sleep or eat.
Fantastic, but true!
Jumping Jack and Dancing Jill
would get the sack
if they kept still
they dance the whole day through
and they don't know why they do.

Perhaps their weight
they're trying to lose.
Perhaps it's something wrong
with their shoes.
Perhaps they couldn't stop
if they tried
or perhaps they're only clockwork inside.

Jumping Jack and Dancing Jill,
they can't turn back
they can't keep still
they dance the whole day through
and they don't know why they do.
Dancing Jill and Jumping Jack
must keep on till
their ankles crack
and they're all black and blue
and they don't know why they do.
They're always on their feet
Gymnastic, elastic
no time to sleep or eat.
Fantastic, but true!
Jumping Jack and Dancing Jill
would get the sack
if they kept still
they dance the whole day through
and they don't know why they do.

Perhaps their weight
they're trying to lose.
Perhaps it's something wrong
with their shoes.
Perhaps they couldn't stop
if they tried
or perhaps they're only clockwork inside.

Jumping Jack and Dancing Jill,
they can't turn back
they can't keep still
they dance the whole day through
and they don't know why they do.
Dancing Jill and Jumping Jack
must keep on till
their ankles crack
and they're all black and blue
and they don't know why they do.
They're always on their feet
Gymnastic, elastic
no time to sleep or eat.
Fantastic, but true!
Jumping Jack and Dancing Jill
would get the sack
if they kept still
they dance the whole day through
and they don't know why they do.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Jumping Jack 1935
from "The Flying Trapeze"
Music by Mabel Wayne
Lyrics by Desmond Carter & Douglas Furber
© MCMXXXV by Chappell & Co.Ltd.,  London
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Sunday 8 April 2012 at 18.12
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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