Java Jive (Ben Oakland cover)
written by: Ben Oakland

from The Speakeasy Serenaders: Songs Of The People (April 30th 2013) (2:14)
I love coffee, I love tea
I love the java jive and it loves me
You know the coffee and tea and the java and me
A cup a cup a cup a cup a cup

I love java sweet and hot
Whoops Mr. Moto I'm a coffee pot
You know you shoot me the pot and I'll pour me a shot
A cup a cup a cup a cup a cup

Oh slip me a slug from that wonderful mug
And I'll cut a rug til I'm snug in a jug
A slice of onion and a raw one
Draw one, waiter waiter percolator

Boston beans, soy beans
I said some itty bitty green beans, cabbage and greens
You know that I'm not keen about a bean
Unless it is a cheery cheery bean

Oh slip me a slug from that wonderful mug
And I'll cut a rug til I'm snug in a jug
Drop your nickel in my pot Joe
Takin it slow, waiter waiter percolator

I love coffee, I love tea
I love the java jive and it loves me
You know the coffee and tea and the java and me
A cup a cup a cup a cup

earliest live performance: December 7th 2012