Java Jive    (video)    (intro)    (midi)

 

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 I love coffee, I love tea, I love the Java Jive and it loves me 

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Coffee and tea and the java and me, 

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a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup !

 

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1. I love java sweet and hot, whoops, Mister 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 !

 

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    Oh, slip me a slug from the wonderful mug, 

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    and I'll cut a rug 'til I'm snug in a jug. 

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    A slash of onion and a raw one. 

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    Draw one! Waiter, waiter, percolator!

 

+ CHORUS

 

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    Oh, Boston beans, soy beans,

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    green beans, cabbage n' greens, 

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    I'm not keen about a bean,

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    unless it is a chili chili bean, boy!

 

D          E       A                                A7                 D

 I love coffee, I love tea, I love the Java Jive and it loves me 

   D             D7               G          Gm

Coffee and tea and the java and me, 

     D                   A7                  D     - A

a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup !

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2. I love java sweet and hot, whoops, Mister Moto, I'm a coffee pot 

         D               D7                G             Gm

    Shoot me the pot, and I'll pour me a shot, 

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    a cup, a cup, a cup, yeah!

 

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    Oh, blow me that slug from that wonderful mug, 

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    and I'll cut a rug that's snug in a jug. 

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    Drop the nickel in a pot, Joe ! 

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    Takin' it slow ! Waiter, waiter percolator

 

D          E       A                                A7                 D

 I love coffee, I love tea, I love the Java Jive and it loves me 

   D             D7               G          Gm

Coffee and tea and the java and me, 

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    a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup ! Oh !

 

(orig. = capo 3rd)    (The Ink Spots)