Don't Sit On My Jimmy Shands Lyrics

The song Don't Sit On My Jimmy Shands is performed by Richard Thompson in the album named Rumor and Sigh in the year 1991 .



When the party hit full swing, I saw you come reeling in
You had that six pack in a stranglehold
Now you stagger, now you sway, why don't you fall the other way?
'Cause I've got something here worth more than gold

I said, '€œDon't sit on my Jimmy Shands, don't sit on my Jimmy Shands
They don't mend with sticky tape and glue'€
Don't sit on my Jimmy Shands, don't sit on my Jimmy Shands
And that's my very best advice to you

Call me precious, I don't mind, 78's are hard to find
You just can't get the shellac since the war
This one's the Beltona brand, finest label in the land
They don't make 'em like that anymore

I said, '€œDon't sit on my Jimmy Shands, don't sit on my Jimmy Shands
Unless you wanna wind up black and blue'€
Don't sit on my Jimmy Shands, don't sit on my Jimmy Shands
And that's my very best advice to you

Darling, though you're twice my size, I don't mean to patronize
Honey, let me lead you by the hand
Find a lap or find a chair, you can park it anywhere
Just don't rest your cheeks against my man

I said, '€œDon't sit on my Jimmy Shands, don't sit on my Jimmy Shands
They don't mend with sticky tape and glue'€
Don't sit on my Jimmy Shands, don't sit on my Jimmy Shands
And that's my very best advice to you

No shindig is half complete without that famous polka beat
That's why they invite me, I suppose
Waltzes, Strathspey's, eightsome reels, now you know how good it feels
Crank that handle babe, away she goes

I said, '€œDon't sit on my Jimmy Shands, don't sit on my Jimmy Shands
Unless you wanna wind up black and blue
I said, '€œDon't sit on my Jimmy Shands, don't sit on my Jimmy Shands
And that's my very best advice to you'€




Richard Thompson - Rumor and Sigh

May 1991

  1. Read About Love
  2. I Feel So Good
  3. I Misunderstood
  4. Grey Walls
  5. You Dream Too Much
  6. Why Must I Plead
  7. 1952 Vincent Black Lightning
  8. Backlash Love Affair
  9. Mystery Wind
  10. Don't Sit On My Jimmy Shands
  11. Keep Your Distance
  12. Mother Knows Best
  13. God Loves A Drunk
  14. Psycho Street


Don't Sit On My Jimmy Shands