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Jive After Five:Carl Perkins.
#10 on Rocck Charts on COLUMBIA Records
in 1958.
INTRO: A  
#1.
AI work all day as a soda jerk..on my feet all the time 
and oh, man, how they hurt.
DDon't make much, but I sure get the news..I Adon't have 
much time for gettin' the blues.
DMy friends drop in for sodas and pop, they're Aall talking, 
fancy about a new record hop.
#2.
DAll day long I'm a-fillin' orders..Atakin' in nickels, dimes 
and quarters.
DCherry sodas and a chocolate shake, Astrawberry sundaes and a 
lemon phosphate.
ETime to clean the fountain, 'cause it's almost five..Ayou know me, 
dad, after five I jive.
CHORUS:
AI wanna jive, uh-huh-huh-huh, I wanna jive..ooo-hooo-hooo-hooo, 
I wanna Djive, yes, after Afive.
uh-huh-ho-ho, I wanna Ejive, man alive, after Afive.
#3.
AWell, I mop the floor and I wipe the counter..I just work here dad, 
I'm not the founder.
I Dkeep a-workin' and a-watchin' the clock..a-Apeepin' out the window 
for my baby to stop.
We'll Ehead out of town to a little night dive..because you Aknow me dad, 
after five I jive.
#4.
AAll day long I'm a-fillin' orders..takin' in nickels, A7dimes and quarters.
DCherry cokes and a tall root beer, a Acone of vanilla with a chocolate spill.
ETime to clean the fountain, 'cause it's almost five..you Aknow me dad, after 
five I jive..I wanna jive.
CHORUS:
AI wanna jive, I wanna jive, ooo-hooo-hooo and then I jive.
Yeah, I wanna Ejive, yes, man Aalive..come on, now, cat, let's jive.
AEverybody rock, I wanna jive..ah-ah-ah, I wanna jive..ooh-ooh-ooh, I wanna Djive.
Yes, I wanna Ajive, man Ealive, I wanna jive, Jive, jive after Afive.
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Jive After Five

by Carl Perkins

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Jive After Five:Carl Perkins.

#10 on Rocck Charts on COLUMBIA Records

in 1958.

INTRO:

#1.

I work all day as a soda jerk..on my feet all the time

and oh, man, how they hurt.

D A

Don't make much, but I sure get the news..I don't have

much time for gettin' the blues.

D A

My friends drop in for sodas and pop, they're all talking,

fancy about a new record hop.

#2.

D A

All day long I'm a-fillin' orders..takin' in nickels, dimes

and quarters.

D A

Cherry sodas and a chocolate shake, strawberry sundaes and a

lemon phosphate.

E A

Time to clean the fountain, 'cause it's almost five..you know me,

dad, after five I jive.

CHORUS:

I wanna jive, uh-huh-huh-huh, I wanna jive..ooo-hooo-hooo-hooo,

D A

I wanna jive, yes, after five.

E A

uh-huh-ho-ho, I wanna jive, man alive, after five.

#3.

Well, I mop the floor and I wipe the counter..I just work here dad,

I'm not the founder.

D A

I keep a-workin' and a-watchin' the clock..a-peepin' out the window

for my baby to stop.

E A

We'll head out of town to a little night dive..because you know me dad,

after five I jive.

#4.

A A7

All day long I'm a-fillin' orders..takin' in nickels, dimes and quarters.

D A

Cherry cokes and a tall root beer, a cone of vanilla with a chocolate spill.

E A

Time to clean the fountain, 'cause it's almost five..you know me dad, after

five I jive..I wanna jive.

CHORUS:

I wanna jive, I wanna jive, ooo-hooo-hooo and then I jive.

E A

Yeah, I wanna jive, yes, man alive..come on, now, cat, let's jive.

A D

Everybody rock, I wanna jive..ah-ah-ah, I wanna jive..ooh-ooh-ooh, I wanna jive.

A E A

Yes, I wanna jive, man alive, I wanna jive, Jive, jive after five.

A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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