[Verse 1: Alan Jackson]
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

[Chorus: Alan Jackson]
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

[Verse 2: Alan Jackson]
Oh, 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 alright
I ain`t had a day off now in over a year
Our Jamaican vacation`s gonna start right here
If the phone’s for me
You can tell `em I just sailed away


[Chorus: Alan Jackson]
And 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

[Bridge: Alan Jackson, Jimmy Buffett, Both]
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 Buffett do?
Funny you should ask Alan, 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
And I don`t care
It`s five o`clock somewhere

[Outro: Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett]
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
Alright, that`s good
Stumbled all the way back
Okay, just wanna make sure you can keep it between the navigational beacons
Ha ha ha ha, between the buoys, I tell you
Alright. 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