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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.
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 streets.
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 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 was her name.
She came out the swamps like a crazy fool.
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 never met much harm.
One day she ducked past the station house;
she turned on the fire alarm.
down on Melpomene and Erato streets.
Queen Julia Jackson talked to Zozo LaBrique,
and Jump sturdy died with her soul in defeat.
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 was her name.
She came out the swamps like a crazy fool.
Jump Sturdy
was her name.
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i'm sure the "melba meeting" part is off, and i don't know about "zozola brick"
anybody have any ideas?
The "down on melba meeting near rattle street" line is actually "down on Melpomene and Erato streets". Melpomene (now Martin Luther King Blvd) and Erato are streets in New Orleans that run parallel to each other about two blocks apart.
The "down on melba meeting near rattle street" line is actually "down on Melpomene and Erato streets". Melpomene (now Martin Luther King Blvd) and Erato are streets in New Orleans that run parallel to each other about two blocks apart.
I'm lost on the "zozola brick" part but I'm doing some research. I think that it will have to do with voodoo (a spell or hex) seing how it killed Jump Sturdy.
I'm lost on the "zozola brick" part but I'm doing some research. I think that it will have to do with voodoo (a spell or hex) seing how it killed Jump Sturdy.
And also, it's Bayou St. John, not bayou <i>of</i> St. John.
And also, it's Bayou St. John, not bayou <i>of</i> St. John.
I've gotten most of "Queen Julia Jackson dropped a zozola brick" figured out.
I've gotten most of "Queen Julia Jackson dropped a zozola brick" figured out.
Zozo Labrique was a Voodoo practitioner who preceded Marie Laveau in New Orleans.
Zozo Labrique was a Voodoo practitioner who preceded Marie Laveau in New Orleans.
The word just before Zozo could be "conjured" or "talked to". But calling upon a Voodoo Queen, dead or alive, would proably been enough to do Jump Sturdy in.
The word just before Zozo could be "conjured" or "talked to". But calling upon a Voodoo Queen, dead or alive, would proably been enough to do Jump Sturdy in.
jeezus, dude. good research.
jeezus, dude. good research.
too bad i didn't read your corrections sooner. my messed up transcription's all over the internet.
too bad i didn't read your corrections sooner. my messed up transcription's all over the internet.