Jumping Bug

by Jawbone

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Breaking out the spoons for this one. Sure it's about parasites and contagions and transmissibility, and all these concepts in the current zeitgeist, but it exists mostly to fulfill my life-long dream of writing a spell-out-the-word song like Tammy Wynette's D-I-V-O-R-C-E, the Cure's 'Fire in Cairo', or (need i mention) Aretha's 'Respect'.

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Jumping Bug

From the log to the dog
From the dog to the rug
From the chair to the table
That jumping bug

From the bowl of chicken
Up to grandpa's bald head
Grandma swung and missed
Bug ate the bread

Yeah!
J-u-m-p-i-n-g-b-u-g jumping, jumping bug
J-u-m-p-i-n-g-b-u-g jumping, jumping bug
J-u-m-p-i-n-g-b-u-g jumping, jumping bug
J-u-m-p-i-n-g-b-u-g jumping, jumping bug

Well now Grandma's itching
That dog is too
Right out the window
That bad bug flew

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released March 5, 2021
Bob Zabor: vocals, banjo,can opener, spoons

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Jawbone Detroit, Michigan

JAWBONE. IS OVER-DRIVEN, 12 VOLT. ENHANCED. NON-OSCILLATING. SIX STRING. HARMONICANIZED. SLIDE-BLUES. HOLLER STOMPS. OF 2- HEADED DOGS. HANDS WITH 6 FINGERS. TOMBSTONE CHEVYS. JAPANESE ZEROES. HOLY. COCA-COLA. DONKEY OIL. THE GERMAN. FLU. DEATHBED REDEMPTION. RUSSIAN. COAL MINES. AMEN. ... more

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