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Celebrating that “cheery, cheery“ bean of the caffeinated variety with the Ink Spots (Hoppy Jones, Deek Watson, Bill Kenny, and Charlie Fuqua). Milton Drake's words join Ben Oakland's music. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE JAVA JIVE I love coffee, I love tea I love the java jive and it loves me Coffee and tea and the jivin and me A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup! I love java, sweet and hot Whoops! Mr. Moto, I'm a coffee pot Shoot me the pot and I'll pour me a shot A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup! Oh, slip me a slug from the wonderful mug And I cut a rug till I'm snug in a jug A slice of onion and a raw one, draw one. Waiter, waiter, percolator! I love coffee, I love tea I love the java jive and it loves me Coffee and tea and the jivin and me A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup! Boston bean, soy bean Lima bean, string bean. You know that I'm not keen for a bean Unless it is a cheery coffee bean. I love coffee, I love tea I love the java jive and it loves me Coffee and tea and the jivin and me A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup! I love java, sweet and hot Whoops! Mr. Moto, I'm a coffee pot Shoot me the pot and I'll pour me a shot A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup! Oh, slip me a slug from the wonderful mug And I cut a rug till I'm snug in a jug Drop me a nickel in my pot, Joe, Takin it slow. Waiter, waiter, percolator! I love coffee, I love tea I love the java jive and it loves me Coffee and tea and the jivin and me A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, boy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The song went largely unplayed during World War II for its reference to the wily Japanese detective Mr. Moto (played by Peter Lorre in a series of movies). Likewise, the Japanese occupied the Dutch colony of Java (Indonesia) which cut off that source of Coffee to the American market for several picked up the slack.
