Jive After Five

	  		Jive After Five:Carl Perkins. 
#10 on Rocck Charts on COLUMBIA Records 
in 1958. 

Intro: A 

#1. 
A 
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. 


A 
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. 
A 
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. 


A 
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.