I better check my watch, because I believe it's about five o'clock somewhere in the yard. The sun is hot and that old clock is movin' slow And so am I Workday passes like molasses in wintertime Hey, but it's July Gettin' paid by the hour and 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 So pull me somethin' 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 Well, this lunch break is gonna take all afternoon And half the night, tomorrow morning I know they'll be here to pay Hey, but that's all right I ain't had a day off now in over a year My Texas vacation's gonna start right here If the phone's for me, you can tell them I just sailed away And pull me somethin' 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 I could pay off my tab, put 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 Buffett do? I say, pull me somethin' tall and strong Make it a hurricane before I go insane It's only half past twelve, but I don't care Pull me somethin' 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 Bring out the cheerleaders, I don't know what to do Man, that sounds good to me It's five o'clock, we better get out of here Ladies and gentlemen, the one and only Jimmy Buffett Alan Jackson I need to borrow that hat, man