Rudy come running and I heard the screen door slam
Said, "I got the news right here in my hand"
All the boys in the club house gathered round
To hear the tale that ole Rudy was putting down

He said, "I don't know but I been told
They got a new kind of music they calling Zydeco
Shake it to the right, shake it to the left
Shake it with somebody, shake it by yourself

Chorus:
Jump. Zydeco Jump

I'm living in the country, nobody for miles around
We don't get the news about what's going down in town
I'm not sure but I believed that it's true
Sooner or later gonna bust on through
If you believe in what the country people say
They say the Zydeco music is here to stay

Jump. Zydeco Jump

Joe and Mary and Suzie Q. happy as they can be
Rudy says that the Zydeco Jumping is going to set you free

Jump. Zydeco Jump