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Gi Jive

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[Verse 1]
DmThis is the G. I. CJive,
CMan alive
CIt starts with the bugler blowin' reveille over your bed Gwhen Fyou arrive
Jack, that's the CG. I. Jive
CRoodley-Gtoot
Jump in your Fsuit
Make a Csalute
Boot
[Verse 2]
CAfter you wash and dress
CMore or less
CYou go get your breakfast in a beautiful littlFe caf? they call "The Mess"
Jack, when you Cconvalesce
Outta your Gseat
Into the Fstreet
Make with the Cfeet
Reet
[Chorus]
If you're a FP-V-T, your duty
FIs to salute to L-I-E-U-T
FBut if you brush the L-I-E-U-T
The GM-P makes you K-P on the Q-T
[Verse 3]
This is the CG. I. Jive
CMan alive
CThey give you a private tank that features a little device calFled "fluid drive"
JaFck, after you revive
Chuck all your Gjunk
Back in the tFrunk
Fall on your Cbunk
Clunk
[Verse 4]
This is the CG. I. Jive
CMan alive
CThey give you a private tank that features a little device callFed "fluid drive"
Jack, if you still Csurvive
Chuck all your Gjunk
Back in the tFrunk
Fall on your Cbunk
Clunk
[Verse 5]
CSoon you're countin' jeeps
But before you count to Efive
Seems you're Fright back diggin' that GG. I. CJive

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Gi Jive

by Louis Jordan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse 1]

Dm C

This is the G. I. Jive,

Man alive

C G F

It starts with the bugler blowin' reveille over your bed when you arrive

Jack, that's the G. I. Jive

C G

Roodley-toot

Jump in your suit

Make a salute

Boot

[Verse 2]

After you wash and dress

More or less

C F

You go get your breakfast in a beautiful little caf? they call "The Mess"

Jack, when you convalesce

Outta your seat

Into the street

Make with the feet

Reet

[Chorus]

If you're a P-V-T, your duty

Is to salute to L-I-E-U-T

But if you brush the L-I-E-U-T

The M-P makes you K-P on the Q-T

[Verse 3]

This is the G. I. Jive

Man alive

C F

They give you a private tank that features a little device called "fluid drive"

Jack, after you revive

Chuck all your junk

Back in the trunk

Fall on your bunk

Clunk

[Verse 4]

This is the G. I. Jive

Man alive

C F

They give you a private tank that features a little device called "fluid drive"

Jack, if you still survive

Chuck all your junk

Back in the trunk

Fall on your bunk

Clunk

[Verse 5]

Soon you're countin' jeeps

But before you count to five

F G C

Seems you're right back diggin' that G. I. Jive

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