[Verse 1: Fifties rock-and-roll male lead, raucous over the pounding backbeat] Got a set of jumper cables coiled up in my trunk Right beside the spare and a box of junk Every Tuesday at the market, about a quarter to five There's a little blue coupe that won't come alive Lady in the driver's seat is turnin' the key Click, click, nothin', and she's lookin' at me So I pull up nose to nose and I pop both hoods She says, "Do you do this often?" I said, "Only when it's good" Got the clamps in my hands and the engine on high And she's leanin' on the fender with a hand on her thigh [Chorus: Fifties rock-and-roll male lead] Red to the dead and black to the ground Turn it over, baby, let me hear that sound You got a dead battery, and I got the spark Gimme one jump start, baby, gimme one jump start [Verse 2: Fifties rock-and-roll male lead, the tenor sax honkin' back] Second Tuesday, same coupe by the cart return Third Tuesday, same click, and she just don't learn Fourth Tuesday she's wearin' her hair done up Fifth Tuesday she's bringin' me coffee in a cup Sixth Tuesday there's a pie on the passenger seat Says, "It's peach, I had extra," and it's still got heat Every week she says thank you and she waves goodbye Every week I'm drivin' home and I'm wonderin' why A car that new and a battery that dead Got a funny little feelin' runnin' round in my head [Chorus: Fifties rock-and-roll male lead] Red to the dead and black to the ground Turn it over, baby, let me hear that sound You got a dead battery, and I got the spark Gimme one jump start, baby, gimme one jump start [Verse 3: Fifties rock-and-roll male lead, faster, the boogie riff pushin'] Seventh Tuesday, and I'm lookin' underneath Battery's got a sticker that says June, and it's neat Positive clamp is hangin' loose by a turn And a wrench in her purse, so I'm startin' to learn She's turnin' red as the cable in my hand Says, "I didn't know how else to get a man" So I walk to my car and I give it a twist Loosen my own clamp with a flick of the wrist Then I hop in the seat and I turn my key Click, click, nothin', now she's jumpin' me [False Start: Fifties rock-and-roll male lead, the band turns over twice and dies, then catches on the third try] Turn it over, nothin' Turn it over, nothin' Turn it over one more time, and there she goes [Chorus: Fifties rock-and-roll male lead, last time, the whole band roarin' back] Red to the dead and black to the ground Turn it over, baby, let me hear that sound You got a dead battery, and I got the spark Gimme one jump start, baby, gimme one jump start [End]
