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Java Jive
Words & Music by Milton Drake & Ben Oakland, 1940Recorded by The Ink Spots, 194
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I love cof - fee, I love tea
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I love the Java Jive and it loves me
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Coffee and tea and the jivin' and me,
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A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup!
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I love ja - va sweet and hot
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Whoops! Mr. Moto, I'm a coffee pot.
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Shoot me the pot, and I'll pour me a shot,
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A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup!
Bridge:
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Oh, slip me a slug from that wonderful mug,
G7/6 D
And I'll cut a rug till I'm snug in the jug.
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A slice of onion and a raw one, draw one.
Bm7-5 A7 Cdim A7
Waiter waiter percolator
D Fdim D6 A7 Em7 A7
I love cof-fee, I love tea
Gdim Edim Em7 A7 D D6
I love the Java Jive and it loves me
D D7 G Gm7
Coffee and tea and the jivin' and me,
D A7 G/B A7 D
A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup!
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Oh, Boston bean, soy bean,
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Green beans, cabbage and greens,
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I'm not keen for a bean
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Unless it is a cheery cheery bean, boy.
D Fdim D6 Em7 A7
I love cof - fee, I love tea
Gdim Edim Em7 A7 D D6
I love the java jive and it loves me
D D7 G Gm7
Coffee and tea and the java and me
D A7 G/B A7 D
A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup!
D A7 G/B A7
I love java, sweet and hot
Gdim Edim Em7 A7 D D6
Whoops! mr. moto, I'm a coffee pot
D D7 G Gm7
Shoot me the pot and I'll pour me a shot
D A7 G/B A7 D
A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup!
Bridge 2:
D9 G7/6
Oh, pour me that slug from the wonderful mug
G7/6 D
And I'll cut a rug till I'm snug in a jug
D Bm7 Fdim A7 Em7 A7
Drop a nickel in my pot, Joe. Taking in slow.
Bm7-5 A7 Em7 Cdim Em7 A7
Waiter, waiter, per - co - la - tor!
D Fdim D6 A7 Em7 A7
I love cof - fee, I love tea
Gdim Edim Em7 A7 D D6
I love the Java Jive and it loves me
D D7 G Gm7
Coffee and tea and the java and me,
D A7 G/B A7 D D6
A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup...boy.
Suggested by Keith Lundblad. Thanks, Keith!