Biography:
Carl Perkins (April 9, 1932 - January 19 1998) was an American rockabilly singer, guitarist and songwriter, performing early Rockabilly and Rock n Roll along with more traditional Country and Gospel music for decades before his death at age 65. His best known song was "Blue Suede Shoes" in 1956 which was the first single to top three charts listed by Billboard Magazine - popular, country and western, and rhythm and blues. Perkins had a long association with musical collaborator Johnny Cash
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Other songs:
- All Mamas Children
- Blue Suede Shoes
- Boppin The Blues
- Daddy Sang Bass
- Distance Makes No Difference With Love
- Dixie Fried
- Dont Let Go
- Drink Up And Go Home
- Everybodys Trying To Be My Baby
- Forever Yours
- Glad All Over
- Gone Gone Gone
- Honey Dont
- Honky Tonk Gal
- Im Sorry Im Not Sorry
- Jive After Five
- Lend Me Your Comb
- Let That Jukebox Keep On Playing
- Matchbox
- Movie Magg
- Pink Pedal
- Right String But Wrong Yoyo
- Say When
- Tennessee
- Til I Couldnt Stand No More
- Till I Couldnt Stand No More
- Turn Around
- What Am I Living For
- You Cant Make Love To Somebody
- You Tore My Heaven All To Hell
- Your True Love
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Jive After Five:Carl Perkins.
#10 on Rocck Charts on COLUMBIA Records
in 1958.
INTRO: A
#1.
A
I work all day as a soda jerk..on my feet all the time
and oh, man, how they hurt.
D A
Don't make much, but I sure get the news..I don't have
much time for gettin' the blues.
D A
My friends drop in for sodas and pop, they're all talking,
fancy about a new record hop.
#2.
D A
All day long I'm a-fillin' orders..takin' in nickels, dimes
and quarters.
D A
Cherry sodas and a chocolate shake, strawberry sundaes and a
lemon phosphate.
E A
Time to clean the fountain, 'cause it's almost five..you know me,
dad, after five I jive.
CHORUS:
A
I wanna jive, uh-huh-huh-huh, I wanna jive..ooo-hooo-hooo-hooo,
D A
I wanna jive, yes, after five.
E A
uh-huh-ho-ho, I wanna jive, man alive, after five.
#3.
A
Well, I mop the floor and I wipe the counter..I just work here dad,
I'm not the founder.
D A
I keep a-workin' and a-watchin' the clock..a-peepin' out the window
for my baby to stop.
E A
We'll head out of town to a little night dive..because you know me dad,
after five I jive.
#4.
A A7
All day long I'm a-fillin' orders..takin' in nickels, dimes and quarters.
D A
Cherry cokes and a tall root beer, a cone of vanilla with a chocolate spill.
E A
Time to clean the fountain, 'cause it's almost five..you know me dad, after
five I jive..I wanna jive.
CHORUS:
A
I wanna jive, I wanna jive, ooo-hooo-hooo and then I jive.
E A
Yeah, I wanna jive, yes, man alive..come on, now, cat, let's jive.
A D
Everybody rock, I wanna jive..ah-ah-ah, I wanna jive..ooh-ooh-ooh, I wanna jive.
A E A
Yes, I wanna jive, man alive, I wanna jive, Jive, jive after five.
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
#10 on Rocck Charts on COLUMBIA Records
in 1958.
INTRO: A
#1.
A
I work all day as a soda jerk..on my feet all the time
and oh, man, how they hurt.
D A
Don't make much, but I sure get the news..I don't have
much time for gettin' the blues.
D A
My friends drop in for sodas and pop, they're all talking,
fancy about a new record hop.
#2.
D A
All day long I'm a-fillin' orders..takin' in nickels, dimes
and quarters.
D A
Cherry sodas and a chocolate shake, strawberry sundaes and a
lemon phosphate.
E A
Time to clean the fountain, 'cause it's almost five..you know me,
dad, after five I jive.
CHORUS:
A
I wanna jive, uh-huh-huh-huh, I wanna jive..ooo-hooo-hooo-hooo,
D A
I wanna jive, yes, after five.
E A
uh-huh-ho-ho, I wanna jive, man alive, after five.
#3.
A
Well, I mop the floor and I wipe the counter..I just work here dad,
I'm not the founder.
D A
I keep a-workin' and a-watchin' the clock..a-peepin' out the window
for my baby to stop.
E A
We'll head out of town to a little night dive..because you know me dad,
after five I jive.
#4.
A A7
All day long I'm a-fillin' orders..takin' in nickels, dimes and quarters.
D A
Cherry cokes and a tall root beer, a cone of vanilla with a chocolate spill.
E A
Time to clean the fountain, 'cause it's almost five..you know me dad, after
five I jive..I wanna jive.
CHORUS:
A
I wanna jive, I wanna jive, ooo-hooo-hooo and then I jive.
E A
Yeah, I wanna jive, yes, man alive..come on, now, cat, let's jive.
A D
Everybody rock, I wanna jive..ah-ah-ah, I wanna jive..ooh-ooh-ooh, I wanna jive.
A E A
Yes, I wanna jive, man alive, I wanna jive, Jive, jive after five.
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
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