Jersey BounceElla FitzgeraldWords by Robert B. WrightMusic by Bobby Plater, Tiny Bradshaw, and Edward Johnson- As sung by Ella Fitzgerald, who did NOT chart it- Most popular version, by Benny Goodman, hit # 1 in 1942, was an instrumental- Also charted that same year by Jimmy Dorsey (#9) and Shep Fields (#15)(scat intro)They call it that Jersey bounceA rhythm that really countsThe temperature always mountsWherever they play, the funny rhythm they playIt started on Journal SquareAnd somebody heard it thereHe put it right on the airAnd now you hear it everywhereUptown, gave it new licksDowntown, added some tricksNo town, makes it sound, the sameAs where it came fromSo if you don't feel so hotGo out to some Jersey spotAnd whether you're hep or notThe Jersey bounce'll make you swing(scat)How I love that Jersey bounce(scat)Oh come on and play that Jersey bounce(scat)They call it that Jersey bounceA rhythm that really countsThe temperature always mountsWhenever they play that Jersey BounceIt started on Journal SquareAnd somebody heard it thereHe put it right on the airThat tune called the Jersey BounceUptown, gave it new licksDowntown, added some tricksNo town, make it sound the sameAs where it came fromSo if you don't feel so hotGo out to some Jersey spotAnd whether you're hep or notThe Jersey bounce'll make you swingOunce by ounceThe Jersey BouncePuts you right in the swingThat Jersey Bounce It'll make you swingGive me that Jersey Bounce.
