THE CATS WERE JUMPIN' (Riley) JOHN WORTHAN (PEACH 722, 1959) Well, the cats was a-jumpin in the barn last night You oughta been there, it was a real gone sight Sister Kate was a-jumpin' with Mary Lou It made me feel so good, I started a-jumpin' too Well, the cats was a-jumpin' all over the place Well, this rock 'n' roll music, ready to soothe my days (Yeah now, let's jump around) My blond headed baby in the middle of the floor Jivin' and a-shakin', couldn't jump no more Somebody in the corner done slammed the door And then my baby started jumpin' some more Well, the cats was a-jumpin' all over the place Well, this rock 'n' roll music, ready to soothe my days (Yeah now, let's jump around) Well, we jumped around till the break of dawn The cats scoot out and they all went home Left me standing in the middle of the barn Couldn't keep 'em down with all of that a-fun we had jumpin' all over the place Well, this rock 'n' roll music, ready to soothe my days (Yeah now, let's jump around, yeah!) I said jump-jump, jump around Yeah, jump-jump, all around Oooh, jump-jump, all around Yeah, jump-jump, all around Oooh, jump-jump, all over the place |