G. I. Jive



- Artist: Johnny Mercer as sung on "Remember the Forties-Boogie Woogie

Bugle Boy: Music Of the War Years-1943-44"

- Capitol CDL 57268

- charted by Mercer at # 11 in 1944

- competing version by Louis Jordan hit # 1

- Words and Music by Johnny Mercer



This is the G. I. Jive

Man alive

It starts with the bugler blowin' reveille over your bed when you arrive

Jack, that's the G. I. Jive



Roodley-toot

Jump in your suit

Make a salute

Boot!!



After you wash and dress

More or less

You go get your breakfast in a beautiful little caf?they call "The Mess"

Jack, when you convalesce



Outta your seat

Into the street

Make with the feet

Reet!!



If you're a P-V-T, your duty

Is to salute to L-I-E-U-T

But if you brush the L-I-E-U-T

The M-P makes you K-P on the Q-T



This is the G. I. Jive

Man alive

They give you a private tank that features a little device called "fluid drive"

Jack, after you revive



Chuck all your junk

Back in the trunk

Fall on your bunk

Clunk!!



This is the G. I. Jive

Man alive

They give you a private tank that features a little device called "fluid drive"

Jack, if you still survive



Chuck all your junk

Back in the trunk

Fall on your bunk

Clunk!!



Soon you're countin' jeeps

But before you count to five

Seems you're right back diggin' that G. I. Jive



Transcribed by Robin Hood



These lyrics were transcribed from the specific recording mentioned above

and do not necessarily correspond with lyrics from other recordings, sheet

music, songbooks or lyrics printed on album jackets.