From the musical “The Woggle Bug”, 1905.
Words by L. Frank Baum.
Music by Frederic Chapin.
Sheet music provided by Michael Booth:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- A jumping jack on a toy shop shelf
A limber jointed fellow
Made love and won a china doll
Whose hair was long and yellow
And when the toys assembled
To congratulate the couple
The jumping jack cavorted ’round
With antics loose and supple
Said he, “Her glance would pierce my heart
Like any keen stilletto
So I will swear eternal love
In jumping jack falsetto
Refrain
Dolly, I love you as I never loved before
Dolly, pray tell me I’m the one that you adore
Dolly, come wed me and of love you’ll never lack
If you’ll let me be your jumping jack
- The bridal day arrive at last
The wedding march was playing
The preacher to the doll and jack
Some touching words was saying
But suddenly the preacher stopped
To end he was unable
For lo, an urchin bought the jack
And snatched him off the table
And as the boy went out the door
With joy his toy unwrapping
The jumping jack cried out in grief
While arms and legs were flapping
Sung here by Vancha March: