[Verse 1]
The sun is hot and that old clock is moving slow
And so am I
Work day pa**es like mola**es in wintertime
But it's July
I'm getting paid by the hour, and older by the minute
My boss just pushed me over the limit
I'd like to call him something
I think I'll just call it a day
[Chorus]
Pour me something tall and strong
Make it a "Hurricane" before I go insane
It's only half-past twelve but I don't care
It's five o'clock somewhere
[Verse 2]
Oh, this lunch break is going to take all afternoon
And half the night
Tomorrow morning, I know there'll be hell to pay
Hey, but that's all right
I ain't had a day off now in over a year
Our Jamaican vacation's going to start right here
Hit the phones for me
You can tell them I just sailed away
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
I could pay off my tab, pour myself in a cab
And be back to work before two
At a moment like this, I can't help but wonder
What would Jimmy Buffet do?
[Bridge]
Funny you should ask that because I'd say
Pour me something tall and strong
Make it a "Hurricane" before I go insane
It's only half-past twelve but I don't care
[Chorus]
[Outro]
What time zone am on? What country am I in?
It doesn't matter, it's five o'clock somewhere
It's always on five in Margaritaville, come to think of it
Yeah, I heard that
You been there haven't you
Yes sir
I seen your boat there
I've been to Margaritaville a few times
All right, that's good
Stumbled all the way back
OK, Just want to make sure you can keep it between the navigational beacons
Between the buoys, I tell you
All right, Well, it's five o'clock
Let's go somewhere
I'm ready, crank it up
Let's get out of here
I'm gone