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Balling the Jack

from Broken by Positive Negative Man

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Ballin' the Jack" (sometimes misspelled "Balling the Jack") is a popular song from 1913, written by Jim Burris with music by Chris Smith. It introduced a popular dance of the same name with "Folks in Georgia's 'bout to go insane." It became a ragtime, pop, and trad jazz standard, and has been recorded hundreds of times by many prominent artists.



Arrangement by Feeney/Tomilloso

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First you take your two knees
Close them up tight
You swing them to the left
Then you swing them to the right
Step around the floor
Do it nice and light
And then you twist around
With all of your might

That’s what I call balling the jack
Oh, don’t do me that way

Spread your arms
Way out in space
You do the eagle rock
With style and grace
You put your left foot out
Then you bring it back
Now follow me close
Then you got the knack

That’s what I call balling the jack
Oh, don’t do me that way

Listen to that man go
He’s crazy, I swear
Careening round the floor
On a madcap tear
Listen to that man go
He’s crazy, I swear
He’s rushing at high speed
It just not fair

That’s what I call balling the jack
Oh, don’t do me that way

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from Broken, released December 1, 2015

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Positive Negative Man is Pete Tomilloso, bass and vocals;and vocals; Eric Gibbs, guitar

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