The sun is hot

and that old clock is movin' slow

An' so am I

Work day passes

like molasses in wintertime

But it's July

I'm gettin' paid by the hour

an' older by the minute

My boss just pushed me over the limit

I'd like to call him somethin'

I think I'll just call it a day

Pour me somethin' tall an' 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

This lunch break

is gonna take all afternoon

An' half the night

Tomorrow mornin'

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

My Jamaican vacation's

gonna start right here

If the 'phones for me

You can tell 'em I just sailed away

Pour me somethin' tall an' 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

I could pay off my tab

pour myself in a cab

An' be back to work before two

At a moment like this

I can't help but wonder

What would Jimmy Buffet do?

Funny you should ask that

I'd say:

Pour me somethin' tall an' strong

Make it a "Hurricane"

before I go insane

It's only half past twelve

but I don't care

Pour me somethin' tall an' strong

Make it a "Hurricane"

before I go insane

It's only half past twelve

but I don't care

He don't care.

I don't care

It's five o'clock somewhere

(spoken)

What time zone am I 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?

Yessir.

I seen your boat there.

I've been to Margaritaville a few times.

All right, well that's good.

Stumbled all the way back.

OK. Just wanna 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.