G I Jive(Chords)

	        
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Repeat until the end 

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This is the G. I. Jive 
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Man alive 
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It starts with the bugler blowin' reveille over your bed when you arrive 
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Jack, that's the G. I. Jive 

 
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Roodley-toot 
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Jump in your suit 
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Make a salute 
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Boot!! 


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After you wash and dress 
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More or less 
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You go get your breakfast in a beautiful little caf? They call 'The Mess' 
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Jack, when you convalesce 

 
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Outta your seat 
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Into the street 
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Make with the feet 
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Reet!! 


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If you're a P-V-T, your duty 
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Is to salute to L-I-E-you-T 
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But if you brush the L-I-E-you-T 
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The M-P makes you K-P on the Q-T 

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This is the G. I. Jive 
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Man alive 
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They give you a private tank that features a little device called 'fluid drive' 
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Jack, after you revive 

 
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Chuck all your junk 
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Back in the trunk 
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Fall on your bunk 
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Clunk!! 


Interlude 
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X12 

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This is the G. I. Jive 
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Man alive 
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They give you a private tank that features a little device called 'fluid drive' 
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Jack, if you still survive 

 
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Chuck all your junk 
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Back in the trunk 
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Fall on your bunk 
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Clunk!! 


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Soon you're countin' jeeps 
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But before you count to five 
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And when you wake up in the morning you'll have to do 
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The G. I. Jive 

Outro 
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Written by Johnny Mercer