It S Five O Clock Somewhere lyrics

George Jones & Jimmy Buffett

That sun is hot and that old clock is movin` slow
And so am I
The workday passes like molasses in wintertime
But it`s July
I`m getting paid by the hour
And older by the minute
My boss just pushed me over the limit
I`d like to call him something,
I think I`ll just call it a day.

Pour me something tall and strong
Make it a Hurricane before I go insane
It`s only half past twelve but I don`t care
It`s five o`clock somewhere.

--- Instrumental ---

Well, this lunch break is gonna take all afternoon
And half the night
Tomorrow morning I know there`ll be hell to pay
Hey, but that`s alright
I ain`t had a day off now in over a year
My Jamaican vacation`s gonna start right here
If the phones for me you can tell them
I just sailed away.

Pour me something tall and strong
Make it a Hurricane before I go insane
It`s only half past twelve but I don`t care
It`s five o`clock somewhere.

--- Instrumental ---

I could pay off my tab, pour myself in a cab
And be back to work by two
But at a moment like this I can`t help but wonder
What would Jimmy Buffett do?

(enter Jimmy Buffett)

``Funny you should ask, Alan.``

``I`d say.``

Pour me something tall and strong
Make it a Hurricane before I go insane
It`s only half past twelve but I don`t care

Pour me something tall and strong
Make it a Hurricane before I go insane
It`s only half past twelve but I don`t care (he don`t care)
And I don`t care
It`s five o`clock somewhere

--- Instrumental with ad libs. below ---

What time zone am I on?
What country am I in?
It don`t matter it`s five o`clock somewhere
It`s always on five in Margaritaville come to think of it
I heard that
You`ve been there haven`t you?
Yes sir
I`ve seen your boat there
I`ve been to Margaritaville a few times
Alright well, that`s good
Stumbled my way back
Okay, we just want to make sure you can keep it
Between the navigational beacons
Between the buoys, I got it
Alright well, it`s five o`clock let`s go somewhere
I`m ready to crank it up
Let`s get out of here
I`m gone...