[Verse]
The sun is hot, and that old clock is moving slow.
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And so am I
The work day passes slower than molasses in wintertime
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But itâs July
Iâm getting paid by the hour and older by the minute
The boss just pushed me over the limit
Iâd like to call him something
I think Iâll just call it a day
[Chorus] (x2)
Pour me something tall and strong. Make it a hurricane before I go insane
Itâs only half past twelve But I donât care
Itâs five oâclock somewhere
This lunch break is going to take all afternoon
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And half the night
Tomorrow morning I know thereâll be hell to pay
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Hey but thatâs all right
I havenât had a day off now in over a year
My Jamaican vacation starts right here
If the phones for me
You can tell them I just sailed away
[Bridge]
I could pay up my tab. Pour myself in a cab and be back to work before two.
At a moment like this, I canât help but wonder
What would Jimmy Buffet do. (I think he d say....)
[Chorus]
Pour me something tall and strong. Make it a hurricane before I go insane
Itâs only half past twelve But I donât care
Itâs five oâclock somewhere
This lunch break is going to take all afternoon
*
And half the night
Tomorrow morning I know thereâll be hell to pay
*
Hey but thatâs all right
I havenât had a day off now in over a year
My Jamaican vacation starts right here
If the phones for me
You can tell them I just sailed away