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Jumprope (Live) Lyrics by Dessa

Sound the Bells: Recorded Live at Orchestra Hall

2019

Girls on the block
Turn rope calling out
The same games
That I played
It goes turn around, then jump
Touch the ground, then jump
Wake up to find work
And look for love
But when that rope comes
Round you jump
That rope comes round
You jump
Jump, jump, jump
You sterilize the needle with
A lighter and a prayer
Sew your empty pockets closed
Cut off all your hair
You train up on the mountaintop
To weaponize the blood
You bring your body back to sea level
To see what body does
And it runs
And it runs
And it runs
[Chorus]
It was just jumprope then
You try not to get hit
You try to stay in
Don't let 'em talk that down
It's still jumprope now
[Chorus]
It was just jumprope then
You try not to get hit
You try to stay in
Don't let 'em talk that down
It's still jumprope now
Ooh, ah, ah
Ooh (ooh ooh)
You hope you get the fast horse
Some of what you ask for
Never let a broken heart k-keep
You from the dance floor
Have a little fun
Have
A little fun, fun, fun
Girls on the block
Turn rope calling out
The same games
Turn around
Touch the ground
Wake up to find work and look for love
But when what rope comes round
That rope comes round
You jump
Jump, jump, jump
[Chorus]
It was just jumprope then
You try not to get hit
You try to stay in
Don't let 'em talk that down
It's still jumprope now
[Chorus]
It was just jumprope then (jump, jump)
You try not to get hit
You try to stay in
Don't let em talk that down (jump, jump)
It's still jumprope now
(It was just jumprope then)
Cause that rope comes round
(You try not to get hit, you try to stay in)
Jump
(Don't let em talk that down)
That rope comes round
(It's still jumprope now)
That rope comes round
(It was just jumprope then)
That rope comes round
(You try not to get hit, you try to stay in)
That rope comes round
(It's still jumprope now)
It was just jumprope then (that rope comes round)
You try not to get hit
You try to stay in
Don't let em talk that down (that rope comes round)
It's still jumprope now
Credits
Dessa

Dessa

About “Jumprope (Live)” by Dessa

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"Jumprope (Live)" appears on "Sound the Bells: Recorded Live at Orchestra Hall" in 2019.

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