Lyrics to
Jumpin’ Jack Flash

This version of Jumpin’ Jack Flash was released by Peter Frampton in 1972.

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I was born in a cross-fire hurricane
And I howled at my ma in the driving rain,
But it’s all right now, in fact, it’s a gas!
But it’s all right. I’m Jumpin’ Jack Flash,
It’s a gas! Gas! Gas!

I was raised by a toothless, bearded hag,
I was schooled with a strap right across my back,
But it’s all right now, in fact, it’s a gas!
But it’s all right, I’m Jumpin’ Jack Flash,
It’s a gas! Gas! Gas!

I was drowned, I was washed up and left for dead.
I fell down to my feet and I saw they bled.
I frowned at the crumbs of a crust of bread.
Yeah, yeah, yeah
I was crowned with a spike right thru my head.
But it’s all right now, in fact, it’s a gas!
But it’s all right, I’m Jumpin’ Jack Flash,
It’s a gas! Gas! Gas!

Jumping Jack Flash, its a gas
Jumping Jack Flash, its a gas
Jumping Jack Flash, its a gas
Jumping Jack Flash, its a gas
Jumping Jack Flash

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Peter Frampton has released many songs over the years besides Jumpin’ Jack Flash. Peter Frampton released songs from 1972 to 2003 spanning across albums like Wind Of Change, Frampton's Camel, Somethin's Happening, Frampton, I'm In You, Where I Should Be, Breaking All The Rules, Premonition, When All The Pieces Fit, Peter Frampton, and Now. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Peter Frampton.

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About Lyrics and Jumpin’ Jack Flash by Peter Frampton

The lyrics to Jumpin’ Jack Flash are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Peter Frampton used when the song was created in 1972. The lyrics to Jumpin’ Jack Flash have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Peter Frampton and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Jumpin’ Jack Flash by Peter Frampton. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Jumpin’ Jack Flash" means the words set to the music of Jumpin’ Jack Flash, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Peter Frampton. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Jumpin’ Jack Flash and the lyrics to Jumpin’ Jack Flash are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Peter Frampton who came here looking just for the lyrics to Jumpin’ Jack Flash, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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