JERSEY BOUNCE
As recorded by Ella Fitzgerald
(From the 1961 Album CLAP HANDS, HERE COMES CHARLIE!)
Intro
[F] [F7] [D#7] [C#7]
[C7]
Chorus
[F] [F7]
They call it that Jersey bounce
[G7] [C7] [F7]
A rhythm that really counts
[G7] [C7]
The temperature always mounts
[F7] [G7] [Gm7] [C7]
Wherever they play, the funny rhythm they play
[F] [F7]
It started on Journal Square
[G7] [D7]
And somebody heard it there
[G7] [C7]
He put it right on the air
[Fmaj7] [F7]
And now you hear it everywhere
Verse 1
[A#7]
Uptown, gave it new licks
[D#7]
Downtown, added some tricks
[C#7] [G7]
No town, makes it sound, the same
[C7]
As where it came from
[Fmaj7] [F7]
So if you don't feel so hot
[G7]
Go out to some Jersey spot
[Gm7] [C7]
And whether you're hep or not
[Fmaj7] [F7]
The Jersey bounce'll make you swing
[Scat Interlude]
[Fmaj7] [F7] [G7] [C7]
[Fmaj7] [G7] [C7]
How I love that Jersey bounce
[Fmaj7] [Dm7] [G7] [Gm7] [C7]
[Fmaj7] [F7]
Oh come on and play that Jersey bounce
[A#7] [D#7] [C#7] [G7]
[C7] [Fmaj7] [D7] [G7] [C7]
[F] [D#7] [D7]
Chorus
[Gmaj7] [G7]
They call it that Jersey bounce
[A7] [D7] [G7]
A rhythm that really counts
[D7]
The temperature always mounts
[G7]
Whenever they play that Jersey Bounce
[Em7]
It started on Journal Square
[A7]
And somebody heard it there
[D7]
He put it right on the air
[Gmaj7] [G7]
That tune called the Jersey Bounce
[G7]
Uptown, gave it new licks
[D#7] [F7] [A#7]
Downtown, added some tricks
[D#7] [G7]
No town, make it sound the same
[A7] [D7]
As where it came from
Verse 2
[Gmaj7] [G7]
So if you don't feel so hot
[A7]
Go out to some Jersey spot
[D7]
And whether you're hep or not
[Gmaj7] [G7]
The Jersey bounce'll make you swing
[A7]
Ounce by ounce
[D7]
The Jersey Bounce
[G7] [F7] [E7]
Puts you right in the swing
[A7]
That Jersey Bounce
[D7] N.C. [G7] [Em7] [D7]
It'll make you swing
Outro
N.C. [Gmaj7] [C7] [G7] [C7] [G]
Give me that Jersey Bounce
