JUMP FOR JOY
(Duke Ellington (m) Sid Kuller (l) Paul Francis Webster (l) 1941)
recorded by -
Duke Ellington & his Orch (vocal - Al Hibbler) 1941
Duke Ellington & his Orch (vocal - Ray Nance) 1941
Kay Starr 1955
Cannonball Adderley 1958
The Dave Brubeck Quartet 1958
Peggy Lee w Nelson Riddle & his Orch 1958
Roy Hamilton 1959
Sarah Vaughan w Jimmy Jones & his Orch 1960
Chris Connor 1962
Johnny Mathis 1963
Marjorie McCoy 1967
Bobby Short 1969
Kenny Burrell 1975
Raymond Fol 1975
Carol Sloane 1977
Scott Hamilton 1994
Dave Frishberg 1998
Jackie Ryan w Toots Thielemans & Ernie Watts 2003
Karen Sharp 2003
Eric Comstock 2008
The Boilermaker Jazz Band 2009
as recorded by Duke Ellington & his Orchestra (vocal - Ray Nance) 1941
Fare thee well land of cotton,
Cotton lisle is out o' style,
Honey chile,
Jump for joy!
Don't you grieve, little Eve,
The hounds, I believe
Have been killed,
Ain't ya thrilled?
Jump for joy!
Have you seen pastures groovy?
I'm tellin' you "Green Pastures"
Was just a technicolor movie!
When you get up to heaven
And you meet
Old Saint Pete,
Tell that boy,
"Jump for joy!".
Step right in,
Give old Pete skin,
Jump for joy!
Step right in,
Give old Pete skin,
Jump for joy!
That's all that will be necessary.
As recorded by Kay Starr with Hal Mooney & his Orchestra July 27th 1955 Los Angeles
new lyrics by ?
When the moon's bright and yeller
And that feller winks his eye,
That's when I jump for joy!
When he's gone skies are black,
But the moment he comes back,
That's a gay Christmas day,
I'll jump for joy!
When those blue skies are stormy,
Hey mister, I've got a pair of arms to warm me!
Hear me shout like a baby
With a bright shiny toy,
That's my boy, jump for joy,
Gonna love my lover boy and jump for joy!
Well I'm really gonna jump for joy,
Well I'm really gonna jump for joy,
Well I'm really gonna jump, jump jump, jump jump for joy!
Well I'm a-really gonna jump for joy,
Well I'm really gonna jump for joy,
Well I'm really gonna jump, jump jump, jump jump for joy!
Baah-aah-aah-aah,
Aah-aah-aah.
Well I'm really gonna jump for joy,
Yes I'm really gonna jump for joy,
Well I'm really gonna jump, jump jump, jump jump for joy!
When the moon's bright and yeller
And that feller winks his eye,
That's when I jump for joy!
When he's gone skies are black,
But the moment he comes back,
There's a gay Christmas day,
I'll jump for joy!
When those blue skies are stormy,
Hey there mister, I've got a pair of arms to warm me!
Hear me shout like a baby
With a bright shiny toy,
That's my boy, jump for joy,
Gonna love my lover boy and jump for joy!
But I'm a-really gonna jump for joy,
Well I'm really gonna jump for joy,
Well I'm really gonna jump, jump jump, jump jump, jump jump, jump jump, jump jump... [ends]
(Transcribed by Peter Akers - January 2016)
