PARTS: Soprano Alto Tenor Bass All
KEY: bold = first beat of bar ^ = rest Underline = triplet backing vocal = [text]
127 - Java Jive
Verse 1
(even rhythm) I love cof-fee, I love tea,
I love the Ja-va Jive and it loves me.
Cof-fee and tea and the jiv-in’ and me,
a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup a cup!
Verse 2
(even rhythm) I love ja-va sweet and hot,
(scoop the pitch low→high) whoops!! Mis-ter Mo-to, I’m a cof-fee pot.
Shoot me the pot, and I’ll pour me a shot,
a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup a cup!
Chorus
(emphasise the vowel repetition) So slip me a slu–g from the won-der-ful mu–g
and I’ll cut, cut a ru–g till I’m snug in the ju–g.
A slice of on-ion on a raw one - draw one!
Wait-er, wait-er, per-co-la-tor!
Verse 1 repeat
(even rhythm) I love cof-fee, I love tea,
I love the Ja-va Jive and it loves me.
Cof-fee and tea and the jiv-in’ and me,
a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup a cup!
Bridge
(Bass/Tenor) Bos-ton bean, (Sop/Alto) soy bean,
(Bass/Tenor) Li-ma bean, (Sop/Alto) string bean
(All voices)I’m not keen for a bean un-less it is a cheer-y cof-fee bean.
Verse 1 second repeat
(even rhythm) I love cof-fee, I love tea,
I love the Ja-va Jive and it loves me.
Cof-fee and tea and the jiv-in’ and me,
a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup a cup!
Verse 2 repeat
(even rhythm) I love ja-va sweet and hot,
(scoop the pitch low→high) whoops!! Mis-ter Mo-to, I’m a cof-fee pot.
Shoot me the pot, and I’ll pour me a shot,
a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup a cup!
Chorus
(emphasise the vowel repetition) So slip me a slu–g from the won-der-ful mu–g
and I’ll cut, cut a ru–g till I’m snug in the ju–g.
A slice of on-ion on a raw one - draw one!
Wait-er, wait-er, per-co-la-tor!
Verse 1 third repeat
(even rhythm) I love cof-fee, I love tea,
I love the Ja-va Jive and it loves me.
Cof-fee and tea and the jiv-in’ and me,
a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup a cup, Ja-va Jive.
Tag
A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup!
The song composed by Ben Oakland, was a hit for The Ink Spots in 1940 This extract from www.answers.com shed some light on the reference to onion with a coffee: “My grandmother's best friend married an Inkspot member and she says it refers to an old new york tradition of putting half an onion and a raw egg into your coffee to make a breakfast-type dish/drink.” https://www.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_meaning_of_the_lyrics_in_Java_Jive_a_slice_of_onion_and_a_raw_one_draw_one