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Louis Armstrong – G.I. Jive lyrics
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 cafe they call "The Mess"
Jack, when you convalesce

Outta your seat
Into the street
Make with the feet
Feet

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
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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 cafe they call "The Mess" Jack, when you convalesce Outta your seat Into the street Make with the feet Feet 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 Explain Request ×



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