work all day as a soda jerk on my feet all the time and oh man how they hurt don t make much but i sure get the news i don t have much time for gettin the blues my friends drop in for sodas and pop there ll all talking friends about a new record hop all day long i m a fillin orders takin in nickels dimes and quarters cherry sodas and a chocolate shake strawberry sundaes and a lemon phosphate time to clean the fountain cause it s almost five you know me dad after five i jive i wanna jive ah ah ah i wanna jive ooh ooh ooh i wanna jive yes after five oh oh oh i wanna jive man alive after five well i mop the floor and i wipe the counter i just work here dad i m not the founder i keep a workin and a watchin the clock a peepin out the window for my baby to stop we ll head out of town to a little night dive because you know me dad after five i jive all day long i m a fillin orders takin in nickels dimes and quarters cherry cokes and tall root beer a coat of vanilla with a chocolate smear time to clean the fountain cause it s almost five you know me dad after five i jive i wanna jive i wanna jive ooh ooh ooh ooh and then we jive yeah i wanna jive yes man alive come on now cat let s jive everybody rock i wanna jive ah ah ah i wanna jive ooh ooh ooh i wanna jive yes i wanna jive man alive i wanna jive jive jive after five