Jack, You're Dead (Louis Jordan cover)
original by: Louis Jordan
original by: Louis Jordan
from The Monochromes: 31 Tunes (2018 October 25) (2:01)
When you've got no more assurance than a great big hunk of lead
If you don't respond to romance
Jack, you dead
When a chick is smiling at you even though there ain't nothing said
If you stand there like a statue
Jack, you dead
You've been always kickin
But you stubbed your toe
When you ups and kicks the bucket
Just like old man Mose
When you get no kicks from lovin and you blow your top instead
It's a fact that you ain't livin oh
Jack, you dead
You've been always kickin
But you stubbed your toe
When you ups and kicks the bucket
Just like old man Mose
When you get no kicks from lovin and the news begins to spread
All the cats'll holler "Murder!"
Jack, you dead
All the breath done leaked out of you
When your friends gather round the bed
And they say "Mm mm don't he look natural"
When that happens, daddy
Jack, you dead
If you don't respond to romance
Jack, you dead
When a chick is smiling at you even though there ain't nothing said
If you stand there like a statue
Jack, you dead
You've been always kickin
But you stubbed your toe
When you ups and kicks the bucket
Just like old man Mose
When you get no kicks from lovin and you blow your top instead
It's a fact that you ain't livin oh
Jack, you dead
You've been always kickin
But you stubbed your toe
When you ups and kicks the bucket
Just like old man Mose
When you get no kicks from lovin and the news begins to spread
All the cats'll holler "Murder!"
Jack, you dead
All the breath done leaked out of you
When your friends gather round the bed
And they say "Mm mm don't he look natural"
When that happens, daddy
Jack, you dead
earliest live performance: 2018 November 06