Jump lyrics
by Don McLean
[Chorus]
Well, you better jump (jump), jump
If you wanna live at all
Yes, you better jump (jump), jump
Even though you're bound to fall
'Cause they're gonna make you sorry
Gonna make you cry
If you don't jump (jump), jump
Into the sweet by and by
[Verse 1]
Well, you jump for joy and happiness
You jump when things go right
You jump when you're asleep
And you hear a strange voice in the night
Sometimes we get too used to things
They don't mean what they did
I know that what makes my floor
Makes another fellow's lid
[Chorus]
Well, you better jump (jump), jump
If you wanna live at all
Yes, you better jump (jump), jump
Even though you're bound to fall
'Cause they're gonna make you sorry
Gonna make you cry
If you don't jump (jump), jump
Into the sweet by and by
[Verse 2]
Well, I'm always on the lookout
For somethin' fresh and new
Like bein' on a cookout
With a crazy kangaroo
Just when I think I've found a place
Where I'm sure I wanna' stop
My body won't quit cookin'
And my mind begins to hop
[Chorus]
Well, you better jump (jump), jump
If you wanna live at all
Yes, you better jump (jump), jump
Even though you're bound to fall
'Cause they're gonna make you sorry
Gonna make you cry
If you don't jump (jump), jump
Into the sweet by and by
[Verse 3]
Well, I'm thinkin' about a thousand things
I'm a losin' lots of sleep
I'm glidin' on my inner wings
I'm gettin' set to leap
I'm ridin' on my pony
I'm lettin' out my rope
I'm lookin' for an idea
With some wet bar of soap
[Chorus]
Well, you better jump (jump), jump
If you wanna live at all
Yes, you better jump (jump), jump
Even though you're bound to fall
'Cause they're gonna make you sorry
Gonna make you cry
If you don't jump (jump), jump
Into the sweet by and by, yeah
[Piano Solo]
[Chorus]
Well, you better jump (jump), jump
If you wanna live at all
Yes, you better jump (jump), jump
Even though you're bound to fall
'Cause they're gonna make you sorry
Gonna make you cry
If you don't jump (jump), jump
Into the sweet by and by
[Verse 4]
Well, one man was cold and hungry
One man was rich and well
One man stood at the window
As the crowd began to yell
While the poor man prayed to Jesus
And the rich man made a deal
One man was standin'g naked
Yellin', "Do what you feel"
[Chorus]
Well, you better jump (jump), jump
If you wanna live at all
Yes, you better jump (jump), jump
Even though you're bound to fall
'Cause they're gonna make you sorry
Gonna make you cry
If you don't jump (jump), jump
Into the sweet by and by
Well, you better jump (jump), jump
If you wanna live at all
Yes, you better jump (jump), jump
Even though you're bound to fall
'Cause they're gonna make you sorry
Gonna make you cry
If you don't jump (jump), jump
Into the sweet by and by
[Outro]
*Scat singing*