Title: Jazz In My Jar (1920)
Artist: Thigpen Road
Release Year: 2025
Album: Weed 1900-2020
ISRC: QT6F82555972
ASCAP: 933370881
Song Lyrics for Jazz In My Jar (1920)
Well I was strollin’ down the alley ’bout a quarter to nine
Had a little green secret that was all mine
Tucked it in my coat, didn’t need much more
Just a match, a laugh, and a quiet back door
Neighbors say the world’s gettin’ too fast
But I take a little puff and the rush don’t last
Feet start tappin’, and I hum a tune
Feelin’ like midnight under a paper moon
Oh, light it slow, let the good times glow
Pass it ’round the room till the worries all go
Take a little drag, let your blues unbar
We’re swingin’ real sweet with the jazz in my jar
Sit with the fellas ’neath the busted streetlight
Laughin’ ’bout the day and the things not right
Someone tells a joke that don’t make much sense
But we all fall over like we hopped a fence
Couple gals wander in with a tap-toe stride
Say they smelled the smoke floatin’ on the east side
We scoot and we shuffle, make a little more room
And the vibe turns gold like a late-June bloom
Oh, light it slow, let the good times glow
Pass it ’round the room till the worries all go
Take a little drag, let your blues unbar
We’re swingin’ real sweet with the jazz in my jar
Now the band down the block plays a wobblin’ beat
Got a horn man puffin’ like he’s chasin’ heat
We sway and we grin as the smoke flys high
Turnin’ every little moment to a lullaby
Oh, light it slow, let the good times glow
Pass it ’round the room till the worries all go
One more drag for the folks afar
Come swing with us, baby, where the jazz hits the jar
