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Last night, the night before (jump back, baby, jump back) |
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Twenty four robbers was at my door (jump back, baby, jump back) |
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I got up to let 'em in (jump back, baby, jump back) |
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Hit 'em on the head with a rollin' pin (jump back, baby, jump back) |
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Downtown sycamore town, (jump back, baby, jump back) |
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Billy goat laid his poppa down (jump back, baby, jump back) |
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Oh, jump back, baby, jump back |
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Oh, jump back, baby, jump back |
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Jump, jump |
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Well, I went back home to get some sleep (jump back, baby, jump back) |
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I give the bed bugs the time to creep (jump back, baby, jump back) |
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If one should bite before I wake (jump back, baby, jump back) |
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Hope the world enjoys the break (jump back, baby, jump back) |
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Oh, jump back, baby, jump back |
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Oh, jump back, baby, jump back |
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Jump, jump |
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Paid 5 dollars for an old grey horse (jump back, baby, jump back) |
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Horse wouldn't pull, so I swapped for a bull (jump back, baby, jump back) |
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Bull wouldn't holler so I sold it for a dollar (jump back, baby, jump back) |
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The dollar I wouldn't need so I throwed it in the grass (jump back, baby, jump back) |
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The grass wouldn't grow, so I chopped it with a hoe (jump back, baby, jump back) |
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The hoe wouldn't chop, so I took it to the shop (jump back, baby, jump back) |
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The shop made money like the bees make honey (jump back, baby, jump back) |
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Oh, jump back, baby, jump back |
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Oh, jump back, baby, jump back |
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Jump, jump |
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You gotta jump back, baby, every single night |
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You gotta jump back, baby, every single night |
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Why don't you jump back, baby? |
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You gotta jump back, baby |
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Just for fun, here's the original rufus thomas version, written phonetically as rufus wishes, via email: |
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Last night, night befo |
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24 robbers at my door. |
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I got up and let 'em in |
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Hit 'em in da head with a rolling pin. |
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(chorus: jump back, honey jump back) |
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When I got 'em in a billy goat town |
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Billy goat kicked his pappy down |
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Now I lay me down to sleep |
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Givin the beddbugs a chance to creep |
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If I should die before I wake |
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I hope the world will jaw the break |
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Went to the river, couldn't get across |
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Paid five dollars for an old gray hoss |
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Hoss wouldn't pull, I swapped him for a bull |
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Bull wouldn't holla, I sold him for a dolla |
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Dolla wouldn't pass, I throwed it in the grass |
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Grass wouldn't grow, I chopped it wid a hoe |
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Hoe wouldn't chop, I took it to the shop |
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Shop made money like a bee makes honey. |
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(chorus: jump back, baby jump back) |
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Yeah, yeah yeah yeah |
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Yeah yeah yeah yeah |
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Come on now |
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Come on now |
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Wait a minute now baby |
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Wait a minute now baby |
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Aw come on baby |
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Oh come on baby |
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Oh wait a minute baby |
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Oh yeah yeah |
