The sun is hot and that old clock is movin' slow An' so am I Work day passes like molasses in wintertime But it's July I'm gettin' paid by the hour, an' older by the minute My boss just pushed me over the limit I'd like to call him somethin' I think I'll just call it a day
[Hook - Alan Jackson] Pour me somethin' tall an' 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
[Verse 2 - Alan Jackson] Oh, this lunch break is gonna take all afternoon An' half the night Tomorrow mornin', I know there'll be hell to pay Hey, but that's all right I ain't had a day off now in over a year Our Jamaican vacation's gonna start right here Hit the 'phones for me You can tell 'em I just sailed away
[Hook - Alan Jackson]
[Bridge - Alan Jackson] I could pay off my tab, pour myself in a cab An' be back to work before two At a moment like this, I can't help but wonder What would Jimmy Buffet do?
[Bridge- Jimmy Buffet] Funny you should ask that because I'd say: Pour me somethin' tall an' strong Make it a "Hurricane" before I go insane It's only half-past twelve but I don't care
[Hook - Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffet] Pour me somethin' tall an' strong Make it a "Hurricane" before I go insane It's only half-past twelve but I don't care He don't care I don't care It's five o'clock somewhere
[Outro - Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffet] What time zone am on? What country am I in? It doesn't matter, it's five o'clock somewhere It's always on five in Margaritaville, come to think of it Yeah, I heard that You been there haven't you Yessir I seen your boat there I've been to Margaritaville a few times All right, that's good Stumbled all the way back OK. Just wanna make sure you can keep it between the navigational beacons Between the buoys, I tell you All right. Well, it's five o'clock. Let's go somewhere I'm ready, crank it up Let's get out of here I'm gone