Way down south in Memphis, Tennessee,
Jugband music sounds sweet to me
It sounds so sweet, yes it's hard to beat,
Jugband music certainly was a treat to me

I went to my gal, put my hand on her knee,
I said you don't play the jug you can't play with me
It sounds so sweet, yes it's hard to beat,
Jugband music certainly was a treat to me

I went right home, turned on the radio,
Jugband music made me stomp the floor
It sounds so sweet, yes it's hard to beat,
Jugband music certainly was a treat to me

I took off my socks, I took off my shoes,
I jumped all night to the jugband blues
It sounds so sweet, yes it's hard to beat,
Jugband music certainly was a treat to me