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Java Jive
Words & Music by Milton Drake & Ben Oakland, 1940
Recorded by The Ink Spots, 194
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 Fdim A7
A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup!
D Fdim D6 A7 Em7 A7
I love ja - va 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:
D9 G7/6
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.
D Bm7 Fdim A7 Em7 A7
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!
Fdim D Em7 A7
Oh, Boston bean, soy bean,
D D6 Fdim A7
Green beans, cabbage and greens,
D D7 G Gm7
I'm not keen for a bean
A7 G/B A7 Em7 A7 Edim
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!
The lyric and guitar chord transcriptions on this site are the work of The Guitarguy and are intended for private study, research, or educational purposes only. Individual transcriptions are inspired by and and based upon the recorded versions cited, but are not necessarily exact replications of those recorded versions.
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