James William "Jimmy" Buffett (born December 25, 1946) is a singer, songwriter, author, businessman, and movie producer best known for his "island escapism" lifestyle and music including hits such as "Margaritaville" (No. 234 on RIAA's Recording Industry Association of America list of "Songs of the Century"), and "Come Monday". He has a devoted base of fans Fan (aficionado) known as "Parrotheads". His band is called the Coral Reefer... [read more] - Something So Feminine About A Mandolin
It was late in the evenin'just a few of us pickin',but the lady she played so easy and fine.And the chords that she strummedwere so tastefully clever,they planted this song in my mind. Cause there's somethin' so...
- Kick It In Second Wind
One o'clock in the mornin',people pilin' into the door.Drinks are still comin' in andI'm barely hummin' and the audience is screamin' for more.Somebody's locked in the bathroom,manager can't find the key.I pay that...
- Woman Goin' Crazy On Caroline Street
ChorusThere's a woman goin' crazy on Caroline streetStoppin' every man that she does meetSayin' if you be gentle, if you be sweetI'll show you my place on Caroline street She claimed in a loud voice to be a dancerBut...
- Cliches
She's got a ballpark figureHe's got a ballpoint penTravel around for weeks at a timeWritin' down descriptions of the places they beenShe plays guitar but nothing fancyWith no intention of becoming a starOnly thing...
- Big Rig
BIG RIGIf I was a road dog, babyAll of my songs were trueReckon' I'd like my whiskey drinkin' a whole lot more than I doBut I don't know about the good life, babyNot so sure it's for meI'd much rather be home rollin'...
- Havana Daydreamin'
Jimmy BuffettStashed his trash in Ecuador, bought a good suit of clothes.Flew on up to Mexico, standin' by the shore.Waiting for some mystery man, to pay him for his time.Thinkin' about all the money he made,couldn't...
- The Captain And The Kid
I never use to miss the chanceto climb upon his knee and listen to the many tales of life upon the sea. We'd go sailing back on barkentines andtalk of things he did, tomorrow just aday away for the Captain and the...
- My Head Hurts, My Feet Stink And I Don't Love Jesus
My head hurts, my feet stink and I don't love Jesus.It's that kind of mornin',really was that kind of night.Tryin' to tell myself that my condition is improvin' and if I don'tdie by Thursday I'll be roarin' Friday...
- Defying Gravity
I live on a big round ballI never do dream I may fallAnd even one day if I doWell I'll jump up and smile back at youI don't even know where we areThey tell me were circling a starWell I'll take their word, I don't...
- This Hotel Room
This hotel room got a lot of stuffA laundry bag and a shoe shine clothThirty-two hangers and a touch-tone phoneWell a light that comes on when I'm not homeI ain't home, I ain't homeYou better leave a message cause I...
- The Perfect Partner
Marshall ChapmanLook over here there's a girlIv'e never seen her beforeHer eyes are looking straight at youAcross the crowded dance floorOoh she's smilingWhat a beautiful sightI got a funny feelingShe's gonna dance...
- Jolly Mon Sing
There is a tale that the island people tell,Don't care if it is true because I love so wellJolly mon sing for his supper every nightthe people fed him well cause he treated them so rightOohh Jolly mon sing,oohh make a...
- Frank And Lola
Jimmy Buffett & Steve GoodmanLola loves Frank, Frankie loves LolaOn their second honeymoon in PensacolaTryin' to find a little privacy, oh meThere'd been too much screamin', fussin' and fightin'The doggies were...
- If The Phone Doesn't Ring, It's Me
Jimmy Buffett, Will Jennings, Michael UtleyThere are oceans of feelings between usCurrents that take us and sweep us awayThat's why we seldom have seen usIn the light of a cold hard day Lots of new friends with the...
- Gypsies In The Palace
Jimmy Buffett, Glenn Frey & Will JenningsSo long Boss, knock 'em dead, don't worry 'bout a thingWish that we could come along, we'd love to hear you singThe limo's here, your bags are packed, the list is by the...
- Please Bypass This Heart
Jimmy Buffett, Will Jennings & Mike UtleyEveryday I read about these operationsThat make a heart that's weak so strong againI relate it to my own situationAnd now I know just what to say to you. Please bypass this...
- Beyond The End
Jimmy Buffett, Marshall Chapman, Will JenningsMayan moon was burningWe saw visionsOf the past returningOn the shoreThe band was playingWe all heardWhat the moon was saying The world keeps closing inIt has beforeIt...
- Desperation Samba (Halloween In Tiajuana)
Jimmy Buffett, Will Jennings, Timothy B.SchmidtHalloween in TijuanaFull moon in my eyesI wonder how in the hell I got hereWithout a disguise Should I take this last stepor turn myself aroundor follow my intuition into...
- Everybody's On The Run
Jimmy Buffett, M. Chapman, W.Jennings & Mike UtleyFirst time I ranWas to the end of the blockI didn't know thenThat it never would stopMow I look aroundAnd what do I seeMore and more peopleRunning faster then meThese...
- Come To The Moon
There's a full earth tonightAnd Mars is big and brightAnd all our friends are flying inIt's such a lovely sightGravity never could hold meThat is what you always told me So come to the moonI hope to see you soonHalf a...
- She's Going Out Of My Mind
I talk to her pictureAnd stare at the wallAnd my friends come and offer their helpTo my back they're afraid I'm losing it allTo my face they say I'm not myselfAnd they name all the doctors they think I should seeBut...
- Ragtop Day
The five o'clock Friday blowsI let it goI got to let it goI put on my weekend clothesTurn on the rock n' roll Throw all our cares awayIt's a ragtop dayIt's a ragtop day Classy little white and red turns everybody's...
- Burn That Bridge
I'm not saying I'm scared of youBut your love is something newWhen I hold you we're swaying in the windOf all the bridges I've ever crossedHigh and lonesome and wild and lostI feel this time I'll take it to the endWe...
- La Vie Dansante
They can can come take it all awayBreak your heart in the light of dayDrown your love in a distant baySo lonelySee the ship heading for the rocks See the time melting off the clocksThere's a light shattering all the...
- Who's The Blonde Stranger?
Nothing like this way out in west TexasGalveston Bay is a whole other worldMy wife's in her room getting over her sunburnHow would Louis Lamore get me next to that girl?She tells me her tan is the same way all overShe...
- Knees Of My Heart
I've got a question for youPlease grant me an interviewDon't want to read it in a magazineDon't want to see it on the silver screenDon't let the craziness tear us apart I'm down on the knees of my heartDown here on...
- Bigger Than The Both Of Us
The moon's smiling over my shoulderI know these same stars will shine when I'm olderSo I'm keeping heaven on my mind'Cause a good love is so hard to find ChorusAnd it's bigger than the both of usDeeper than the...
- Love In Decline
Left one in the drizzling rainFound one on the morning planeLeaving out his well-known lineBought her some gin - that did her inNow they're making love behind the occupied sign ChorusJust a living example of love in...
- When The Wild Life Betrays Me
Can't believe I'm still hereWith the morning so nearAnd last night so unclear I see a trembling handAnd a cold wedding bandWonder where do I stand? When the wild life betrays meAnd I'm too far from homeWill you be...
- USS Zydecoldsmobile
You can feel the horses under the hoodThrough thick and thin pull us out of the woodShe's the smoothest ride, yeah, you'll ever feelShe's the Delta slide of automobilesDouble clutchin' on the backseatI hear you, yeah,...
- All The Ways I Want You
The hills are full of secretsOwls watch by nightDown in town the bars are fullAnd the drunks are picking fightsThese are things I knowBut the facts are filtered throughAll the ways I want youAll the ways I want...
- Far Side Of The World
Ramadan is over,The new moon's shown her face,I'm halfway round the planet,In a most unlikely place.Following my song linePast bamboo s***s and shopsBehind a jitney packed like sardines,With bananas piled on top.I...
- Altered Boy
Oh no, he's buying an islandOh no, he's building a boatWhy does he never stop smiling?Fun surrounds him like a deep moatWhere does he get all those stories?How can he tell such a lie?He's bound to see purgatoryHis...
- What If The Hokey Pokey Is All It Really Is About?
The universe is runnin' awayI heard it on the news just the other dayThere's this new stuff called dark energyWe can't measure and we can't seeIt's some elemental mysteryTrain that we can't catchBut our heads are in...
- Tonight I Just Need My Guitar
Gulf coast nights, flounder lightsI'm back on the Eastern shoreWith my history of wrecksI think It's time to checkThe crab trap of life once moreNeed is a relative thing these daysIt borders on desireThe high tech...
- Blue Guitar
Once I knew a man, showed me the sleight of handIn the blink of an eye he danced across the stringsHe played a song I'd never heard, poignant and absurdAnd to this day it leaves me wonderingDon't let tomorrow find you...
- Last Man Standing
If they gave Olympic medalsFor rocking all night longI would have won em all till I turned proI had years of dedicationAnd a natural inclinationAnd a childhood game I just could not outgrowI want to be the last man...
- Savannah Fare You Well
There is something in the wind tonightSome kind of change of weatherSomewhere some devil's mixing fire and ice togetherI got a feeling that the dark side of the moon is on the riseBlack as a crow's featherNow, I could...
- Mademoiselle (Voulez Vous Danser)
Mademoiselle, voulez-vous danser?Take my hand, don't turn awayYou've been sitting there all night longI know that something must be wrongMademoiselle, voulez-vous danser?A new moon has come out to playTake my hand,...
- Someday I Will
I see a white sailskipping cross a blue bayand I say Someday I WillI see a young manstrumming on a green guitarand I say Someday I WillI don't have a planIt's not that kind of thingI'm not Martin Luther KingI don't...
- Autour Du Rocher
Mes amis nous allons quelque part dont toutle mondeSe rappelle d'un endroit ou l'herbe etaittoujours verteEt la fete ne s'arretait jamaisA autour du rocherThis a a little tale about a hotel in the Caribbean.Well it...
- I Heard I Was In Town
Jimmy Buffett & Michael UtleyCame to see friendsWalk old streets againGrab a bite and beer by the seaIt caught my attentionThe old town has grownThat's why I came alone But I've been treated wellI raised all kinds of...
- When Salome Plays The Drum
Jimmy BuffettWhen Salome plays the drumThe crowd goes deaf and dumbSwept up by dark sensations Partially the heatMore so it's the beatShe moves in syncopation Gazelle on the runSkirts slit past her thighThe boys let...
- Somewhere Over China
SOMEWHERE OVER CHINA Jimmy BuffettJust a semi normal personThought he had the future plannedThen he won some silly sweepstakesNow he had a hundred grandNever stopped to think of taxesHe was gone before they knewWith a...
- Lip Service
Jimmy Buffett & Mike UtleyTalk, talk, talk til your jowls turn blueBut you never really tell me what you're gonna doYou seem to keep it all locked up insideI can't help but start to thinkin'You've got something to...
- Steamer
John Scott SherrillI remember that steamerThe time you set sailThe crowd was steamin', streamin' and leanin' on the railThen the big whistle blewAnd I lost my placeNext thing I knewI could not find your face I can see...
- It's Midnight And I'm Not Famous Yet
Jimmy Buffett & Steve GoodmanCatch the elevator from the penthouse suiteAnd take it down to the casinoThe God almighty sound of money movin' roundCan be heard all the way to Reno ChorusWell it's midnight and I'm not...
- On A Slow Boat To China
Frank LoesserI'd love to get youOn a slow boat to ChinaAll to myself alone Get you and keep youIn my arms ever moreLeave all your loversWeepin' on a far away shore Out on the brinyWith the moon big and shinyMelting...
- If I Could Just Get It On Paper
Jimmy BuffettIf I could just get it on paperThe things that have happened tonightBut that seems to me to be the big keyI'm havin' too good a time to ever turnOut the lights. Go to bed wake up with a clear...
- Where's The Party
Jimmy Buffett, Steve Goodman, B.LaBountyEvery night the stars come out to light another townJust because I'm lonely doesn't mean that gets me downI cruise the local drive-in watching lovers holding handsLike movie...
- Banana Republics
Down to the Banana RepublicsDown to the tropical sunGo the expatriated AmericanHopin' to find some fun Some of them go for the sailingBrought by the lure of the seaTryin' to find what is ailing Living in the land of...
- Wonder Why We Ever Go Home
Jimmy BuffettYears grow shorter, not longer,the more you've been on your own.Feelin's for movin' grow stronger'so you wonder why you ever go home,wonder why you ever go home. People are movin' so quickly.Humor's in...
- Miss You So Badly
I guess it all blew up in MissoulaThere just was no other wayAfter months of going crazyThere was nothing left to sayBut when the dust had finally settledAnd the air had quickly cleared Things were better off than I...
- In The Shelter
Jimmy BuffettIn the shelter, in the morning as the sun was brightly gleaming,I heard her crying out,"What is it all about? I just don't know,but I can't go back home." Lonely princess, all the days outon your own are...
- Biloxi
Down around BiloxiPretty girls are dancin' in the seaThey all look like sisters in the oceanThe boy will fill his pail with salty waterAnd the storms will blow from off towards New Orleans Sun shines on BiloxiAir is...
- Landfall
Now what do they do if I just sailed awayWho the hell really compelled me to leave todayRunnin' low on stories is what made it a ballWhat would they do if made no landfall I lived half my life in eight by five...
- Tampico Trauma
I must look a mess I must admitBut I have been traveling quite a bitSouth of the border where the law and orderIs kept by Federales who just grinAnd tell you they just want to be your friendThey tell you they just...
- Lovely Cruise
Drink it upThis ones for youIt's been a lovely cruiseI'm sorry it's ended It's sad but it's trueHoney it's been a lovely cruise These moments were left withMay you always rememberThese moments are shared by fewThere's...
- Vampires, Mummies And The Holy Ghost
Looked in my laptop what did I seeA flashing message said today therapyRather walk through fireThan converse with my shrinkBut I'm getting betterThat's what some people think Talk about denialAnd dysfunctional...
- A Frenchman For The Night
From his driftwood castleComes a song I've heard beforeA scratchy gramophone cuts to the bone"La Vie En Rose" arpeggiosSo the dream beginsAnd the song is amplifiedBuy the Beaujolais, on Bastille dayHe dances in the...
- Delaney Talks To Statues
Delaney talks to statuesAs she dances 'round the poolShe chases cats through roman ruinsAnd stomps on big toadstoolsShe speaks a language all her ownThat I cannot discoverBut she knows I love her soWhen I tuck her...
- Lone Palm
My garden is filled with papayas and mangosMy life is a mixture of reggaes and tangosTaste for the good life, I can live it no other way While out on the beach there are two empty chairsThat say more than the people...
- Uncle John's Band
Well the first days are hardest daysDon't you worry any moreCause when life looks like easy streetThere is danger at the doorThink this thought of me, let me know your mindOh oh all I want to know is-are you kindIt's...
- Fruitcakes
You know, I was talking to my friend Desdemoda the other day. She runs the space station and bait shop down near Boomtown. she told me that human beings were flawed individuals. That the cosmic baker took us...
- Everybody's Got A Cousin In Miami
It was ninety miles to freedom but they took the riskThough the ocean was all motion and the wind was briskThe deadly gunboats never saw them in the pale moonlightThey were off to Cayo Hueso by the dawns early...
- Sunny Afternoon
The tax man's taken all my doughAnd left me in this stately homeLazing on a sunny afternoonAnd I can't even sail my yachtHe's taken everything I've gotAll I got's this sunny afternoon In the summertimeSave me, save...
- Six String Music
Turn off the TVTurn off the crapKick off your high heelsClimb upon my lapAnd I'll play musicA song from me to you Simple six string musicA ballad or the bluesNo interruptions from the telephoneDon't need call...
- Quietly Making Noise
Oscar Wilde died in bedSeveral floors above my headLiving well beyond his meansIn that crazy Paris sceneRain falls down in sheets so clearNo one ever calls me hereTraveling by my self these daysI'm into jazz and felt...
- Apocalypso
They say this universe is bound to blowBut I say we crank up the calypso controlApocalyp, apocalyp, apocalypso Now I'm no dancer as dancers goBut this is one step that you need to knowApocalyp, apocalyp,...
- She's Got You
I've got your pictureYou gave to meAnd it's signed "with love"Just like it used to beOnly thing differentOnly thing newI've got your pictureHe's got you I've got the recordsWe use to shareAnd they still sound the...
- Love In The Library
On the corner of Government and Bay AvenueThe old doomsday fanatic wore a crown of kudzuSirens where wailing in the gulf coastal heatAnd it seemed like the whole world was in forced retreatI paid no attention,...
- Stars On The Water
Rodney CrowellDown in Louisiana bayous by and byPerogue pole or your natural soulKeeps you tied to a tree high tideBeer joint lights come onAnd then the crowd starts rollin' in Chorus:(Pretty soon you got) stars on...
- Twelve Volt Man
Jimmy BuffettI never got a grip in penmanshipCould never make those small l's flowSeldom found the trick to arithmetic Three plus two be faux pasBut ask for some palm treesOr tales from the South Seas I never had the...
- Brown Eyed Girl
Hey, where did we go?Days when the rains cameDown in a hollowPlayin' a new game Laughin' and a runnin'Skippin' and a jumpin'In the misty mornin' fogWith our hearts a thumpin'It was you, my brown eyed girlYou, my brown...
- Distantly In Love
Pay phones all were ringing as the crowd went roarin' byLovely dancers swaying to an island lullabyBeside the southern ocean taking stock of what's to beWriting you this letter that you'll probably never see...
- We Are The People Our Parents Warned Us About
Jimmy BuffettI was supposed to have been a Jesuit priest or a Naval Academy gradThat was the way that my parents perceived meThose were the plans that they hadThough I couldn't fit the part too dumb or too smartAin't...
- Livin' It Up
Jimmy Buffett, Josh Leo & J.D. SoutherHe took one last look Tossed that address bookHis odyssey had begunNo time to see sightsRan all the red lightsBurned all his bridgesNow it's love on the run Chorus:Livin' it up Is...
- Honey Do
Jimmy Buffett & Mike UtleyYou never try to keep the wild ones homeBut mister don't just sit there and waitGo out on the town makin' all of the roundsIt don't matter if you're your own date Vacantly occupied, sat on...
- California Promises
Steve GoodmanBeneath the moonlit skyShadows walk beside the waterSad goodbyes whisperd on the shoreHear those wind chimes playThey serenade the shadow loversSing and fade awayLike California promises I will never love...
- One Particular Harbour
IA ORA TE NATURA E MEA AROFA TEIE AO NEI IA ORA TE NATURAE MEA AROFA TEIE AO NEI Nature lives (life to nature)Have pity for the Earth(Love the Earth) I know I don't get there often enoughBut God knows I surely...
- Why You Wanna Hurt My Heart
Art NevilleWhy you wanna hurt my heart?Why you wanna hurt my heart?When you know that I love youEverybody else can see just how it ought to beEverybody but you Played your little game of deceptionSoon there's gonna be...
- Used To Have Money One Time
Jimmy Buffett & Michael UtleyI had Cadillacs in my futureDebutantes in my pastI made a deal with the devil for a whole lot of moneyThinkin' it would last and lastBut a fool and his money are bound to partAnd what goes...
- They Don't Dance Like Carmen No More
Jimmy BuffettWalkin' down new streets the music is loudNeon signs bring in tumultuous crowdsBut I'm just an old man, I'd probably get sore'Cause they don't dance like Carmen no more. She and old Cougie, my what a...
- He Went To Paris
He went to ParisLooking for answersTo questions that bothered him soHe was impressiveYoung and aggressiveSavin' the world on his ownBut the warm summer breezesThe French wines and cheesesPut him ambition at bayHis...
- My Lovely Lady
Jimmy BuffettWhen I pay my billsGonna leave these Tennessee hillsTake my lady to the seaThat's where we both come fromThat's where we both belongThink I'll go back to the Keys. (Chorus)'Cause I don't want the thing...
- I Have Found Me A Home
Jimmy BuffettThe days drift byThey don't have namesAnd none of the streets here look the dameAnd there are so many quiet placesAnd smilin' eyes match the smilin' faces. (Chorus)And I have found me a homeYes, I have...
- Railroad Lady
Jimmy Buffett/Jerry Jeff WalkerShe's a railroad ladyJust a little bit shadySpending her days on the trainShe's a semi-good lookerThe fast rails they took 'erNow she's tryin', just tryin' to get home again. South...
- The Great Filling Station Holdup
Jimmy BuffettI pulled into the regular pumpI was feelin' quite at easeI rolled down my window and told the man"Fifty cents worth, please"Then out jumped my partner With his trusty pellet gunHe said, "Boy, this is a...
- Death Of An Unpopular Poet
Jimmy BuffettI once knew a poet who lived before his timeHe and his dog Spooner would listen as he'd rhymeWords to make you happy and words to make you cryAnd then one day the poet suddenly did die. But he left behind...
- Peanut Butter Conspiracy
Lookin' back at my hard luck daysI really do have to laughWorkin' in a dive for twenty-six dollarsSpendin' it all on grassWe were hungry hard-luck heroesTryin' just to stay aliveSo we'd go down to the corner...
- Cuban Crime Of Passion
Well now Billy Voltaire was a Piano player, up from Miami way.He used to play in the bars, he could sould like the stars,and the Lady's would pay and pay.Well one night, he did wind upPlayin' in Havana town.And nobody...
- Sending The Old Man Home
Jimmy BuffettThey're sending the old man homeBack where the buffalo roamOut in Pacific they say he was the bestNow he's in his "civies" headin' home like all the rest He'll never forget Rosa LeeOr sleepless nights he...
- Dreamsicle
Jimmy BuffettLet me tell you now he sips, he quipsDreams a lot about sailing shipsWants to throw it all awayWants to have it back someday Love's fool, Sears toolWants to win that football poolSpend it on some real...
- Treat Her Like A Lady
Jimmy Buffett, Dave LogginsSome of us sailors call her homeShe's big and she's strong and she's mightySome of us sailors call her our ownGuess that's the reason why I treat her like a ladyTreat her like a lady, just...
- Boat Drinks
Jimmy BuffettBoat drinks. Boys in the band ordered boat drinks.Visitors just scored on the home rink.Everything seems to be wrong. Lately, newspaper mentioned cheap airfare.I've got to fly to Saint Somewhere.I'm close...
- Lady I Can't Explain
Jimmy BuffettWhat could I do?That's never been done beforeWhat can I say?That hasn't been said by scores If I was a designer I could do nothing finerThan dress you in styleBut I'm a hopeless romantic stillbehind all...
- Survive
Jimmy Buffett, Mike UtleyI play the stereo loudWhen I'm away from the maddening crowdSmokin', jokin', clowns we all are Sometimes I kinda get real illWhen I receive my monthly telephone billBut you say it and I'll pay...
- Stranded On A Sandbar
Jimmy BuffettI enjoy this life as a jesterSeems to keep me moving aroundLike the wind that blows, tides that flowI have my ups and downs All a part of this strange plan I'm sureStart a new chapter each dayHoney, Love...
- Chanson Pour Les Petits Enfants
Jimmy BuffettNow young Mr. Moon flew away in the nightWith his best friend Magnus right by his sideThey soared through the Milky Way counting the starsOnce around Venus, twice around Mars Then they spied an island...
- A Pirate Looks At Forty
Mother, mother ocean, I have heard you call Wanted to sail upon your waters since I was three feet tall You've seen it all, you've seen it all Watched the men who rode you switch from sails to steam And in your belly...
- A Salty Piece Of Land
I was listening for answeresThat I could not really hearWhen the words of a wise old IndianPut a conch shell to my earAnd I took off for the oceanI was searching for the coastPainting pictures of my visionWith the...
- Changes In Latitudes Changes In Attitudes
Changes in Latitudes Changes in AttitudesJimmy BuffettIntro: G D A G DD G ADI took off for a weekend last month Just to try and recall the whole...
- Pencil Thin Mustache
Now they make new movies in old black and white With happy endings, where nobody fights So if you find yourself in that nostalgic rage Honey, jump right up and show your age Chorus: I wish I had a pencil thin mustache...
- Fins
Fins Jimmy BuffettWritten by Jimmy Buffett, Deborah McColl, Barry Chance, Tom Corcoran She came down from Cincinnati,It took her three days on the train. Lookin' for some peace and quiet, Hoped to see the sun...
- Son Of A Son Of A Sailor
As the son of a son of a sailor I went out on the sea for adventure Expanding the view of the captain and crew Like a man just released from indenture As a dreamer of dreams and a travelin' man I have chalked up many...
- Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit
Grapefruit A bathin' suit Chew a little Juicy Fruit Wash away the night Drive in You guzzle gin Commit a little mortal sin It's good for the soul Bridge: And oh it gets so damn lonely When you're on a plane alone And...
- Cheeseburger In Paradise
Tried to amend my carnivorous habitsMade it nearly seventy daysLosin' weight without speed, eatin' sunflower seedsDrinkin' lots of carrot juice and soakin' up raysBut at night I'd have these wonderful dreamsSome kind...
- Another Saturday Night
Another saturday nightBy: Jimmy BuffettAnother saturday night and I aint got nobodyIve got some money cause I just got paidHow I wish I had someone to talk toIm in an awful wayI got in town a month agoIve seen...
- Volcano
Chorus: Now I don't know I don't know I don't know where I'm a gonna go When the volcano blow Chorus: Let me say now I don't know I don't know I don't know where I'm a gonna go When the volcano blow Ground she's...
- Why Don't We Get Drunk And Screw
I really do appreciate the fact you're sittin' here Your voice sounds so wonderful But yer face don't look too clear So bar maid bring a pitcher, another round o' brew Honey, why don't we get drunk and screw Chorus:...
- Come Monday
COME MONDAY Jimmy BuffettWritten by Jimmy BuffettHEADIN' UP TO SAN FRANCISCO FOR THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND SHOW,I'VE GOT MY HUSH PUPPIES ON, I GUESS I NEVER WAS MEANT FOR GLITTER ROCK AND ROLL.AND, HONEY, I DIDN'T KNOW...
- Asshole Song
Well I was drivin' down I-95 the other night.Somebody nearly cut me right off the road.I decided it wasn't gonna do any good to get mad.So I wrote a song about him instead.It goes like this...Were you born an...
- The Weather Is Here, I Wish You Were Beautiful
This song is for Billy Clyde Tuggel. I hope you make it to Tahiti one day. -- Spoken: "Play Ball!! (one, two, three, four)" "Where's my per diem? (Ladies and gentlemen, the Carl Reiner Band)" "Hey Bobby, where's the...
- Margaritaville
Nibbling on sponge cake, watching the sun bake,All of those tourists covered with oil,Strumming my six string, on my front porch swing,Smell those shrimp, they're beginning to boil.CHORUS:Wasting away again in...
- Mele Kalikimaka
Alex AndersonMele Kalikimaka is the thing to sayOn a bright Hawaiian Christmas DayThat's the island greeting that we send to youFrom the land where palm trees sway Here we know that Xmas will be green and brightSun...
- Up On The Housetop
Up on the housetop reindeer paws, out jumps good ol' Santa ClausDown thru the chimney with lots of toysAll for the little ones, Christmas joy. (Chorus)Ho ho ho, who wouldn't go,Ho ho ho, who wouldn't go-oUp on the...
- Merry Christmas, Alabama (Never Far From Home)
Jimmy Buffett & Matt BetttonMerry Christmas, AlabamMerry Christmas, TennesseeMerry Christmas, LouisianaTo St. Barth's and the Florida Keys Merry Christmas, MississippiWhere I started thes wild and crazy runSuch a long...
- Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
And so this is Christmas, and what have you done?Another year older, a new one just begunAnd so this is Christmas, I hope you have funThe near and the dear ones, the old and the youngA merry, merry Christmas and a...
- Jingle Bells (Traditional)
(Chorus)Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the wayOh, what fun it is to run in a one-horse open sleighJingle bells, jingle bells, fingle all the wayOh, what fun on Jah's cool run in a one-horse open sleigh We're...
- Christmas Island
Lyle MoraineLet's get away from sleigh bells, let's get away from snowLet's make a break some Christmas, Dear, I know the place to goHow'd ya like to spend Christmas on Christmas Island?How'd ya like to spend the...
- Ho, Ho, Ho, And A Bottle Of Rhum
Jimmy Buffett, Roger Guth, Pete Mayer & Russ KunkelSanta's stressed out as the holiday season draws nearHe's been doing the same job now going on two thousand yearsHe's got pains in his brain and chimney scars cover...
- I'll Be Home For Christmas
Kim Gannon, Walter Kent & Buck RamI'll be home for Christmas,You can count on mePlease have snow and mistle toeAnd presents 'neath the tree Xmas Eve will find meWhere the love light gleamsI'll be home for XmasIf only...
- Christmas In The Caribbean
Christmas in the CaribbeanSnowbirds fill the airChristmas in the CaribbeanLots of presents everywhereWe don't live in a hurrySend away for mistletoeChristmas in the CaribbeanWe got everything but snow.Lights are...
- A Sailor's Christmas
Jimmy Buffett & Roger GuthSail on the horizons gotta landfall rendezvousCaptain steers a well-known course, he steers straight & trueAs he trims the sheets, he sings a songHe learned on boats and barsSailor spends his...
- Run, Rudolph, Run
Mavin Brodie & Johnny MarksRound up all the reindeerYou know you're the master mindRun, run, RudolphVixen can't be far behind. (Chorus)Run, run, Rudolph,Santa's got to make it to townSanta make 'em hurryTell him he...
- Margaritaville (With Lost Verse)
Nibblin on spnge cake, watchin the sun bakeAll of those tourists covered with oilStrummin my six string on my front porch swingSmell those shrimp, they're beginning to boilWastin away again in MargaritavilleSearchin...
- Southern Cross
Got out of town on a boat for the southern islandsOn a reach before a following seaWe were making for the trades on the outsideAnd the downhill run to PapeeteOff the wind on this heading lie the MarquesasWe got eighty...
- Dallas
If you ever get the chance to go to DallasTake it from me, pass it byCause you'll only sing the blues down in DallasTake it from me, don't go and cry ChorusAnd I'm leaving this town as soon as I canGonna stop off for...
- Makin' Music For Money
When I woke up this morningI was tired as I could beI think I was counting my moneyWhen I should have been counting sheep My agent he just called meand told me what I should beIf I would make my music for moneyInstead...
- Stories We Could Tell
Talkin' to myself againwonderin' if this traveling is goodIs they're something else a doin'We'd be doin' if we could All the stories we could tellIf it all blows up and goes to hellI wish that we could sit upon the...
- Trying To Reason With Hurricane Season
Squalls out on the gulf streamBig storm commin' soonPassed out in my hammockGod, I slept till way past noonStood up and tried to focousI hoped I wouldn't have to move farSure could use a bloody marySo I stumbled over...
- Life Is Just A Tire Swing
Jimmy BuffettI remember the smell of the creosote plant,When we'd have to eat on Easter with myCrazy old uncle and aunt.They lived in a big house Ante Bellum style,And the wind would blow across the old bayou,And I...
- Presents To Send You
Well now I'm in love with a fast moving angelDresses like the city girls doWhen we're apart there's no ache in my heartWhen we're together we're a hell of a crew ChorusAnd I got presents to send youEven got money to...
- Nautical Wheelers
Jimmy BuffettNautical Wheelers who call themselves sailorsPlay fiddle tunes under the stars.Petticoats rustle, working shoes scuffle,Hustle on down to the bars. Where the jukebox is blastin'and the liquor is flowingan...
- Migration
Jimmy BuffettLook'in back at my background tryin' tofigure out how I ever got here.Some things are still a mystery to meWhile others are much to clear.I'm just livin' in the sunshine,Stay contented most of the...
- Door Number Three
Oh I took a wrong turn, it was the right turnMy turn to have me a ballBoys at the shop told me just where to stopIf I wanted to play for it allI didn't know I'd find her on daytime TVMy whole world lies waiting behind...
- Tin Cup Chalice
Jimmy BuffettI want to go back to the island,Where the shrimp boats tie up to the pilin'.Give me oysters and beer for dinner ev'ry day of the year,And I'll feel fine, I'll feel fine. Chorus:'Cause I want to be there,I...
- Oysters And Pearls
Lindbergh left Long Island in 1927Thumbed his nose at gravityAnd climbed into the heavens.When he returned to earth that night everything changed,For the pilot and the planet, everything was rearranged. We're a pretty...
- Beach House On The Moon
Cameron's getting logical,A Vulcan in disguise,The mysteries of the night arePutting sparkle in his eyes. He's looking for sound reasoning,But the best that I can do, Is this transcendental story,That I'll pass along...
- Semi-True Stories
With his head out the sunroofAnd his heart in the right placePlan B was fool proof. He drove off to her place, And yelled out his feelingsAmong other stuff. It was too much tequilaOr not quite enoughIt was too much...
- Lucky Star
Woke up just the other dayFell out of bed and my dog ran away.The car won't start and the weather was cold and gray.I got stuck in a traffic jam,My major meeting didn't go as I planned.Looks like it's gonna be another...
- Pacing The Cage
Sunset is an angel weepingHolding out a bloody swordNo matter how I squint I cannotMake out what it's pointing towardSometimes you feel like you've lived too longThe days drip slowly on the pageAnd you catch...
- Flesh And Bone
If men came from VenusAnd women came from Mars,Then I'd be lunching with my boyfriendsWhile you girls talked about cigars. But that's not how it happened;Evolution took a different turn.We may be creatures with some...
- Math Suks
If necessity is the mother of inventionThen I'd like to kill the guy who invented thisThe numbers come together in some kind of a third dimensionA regular algebraic bliss. Let's start with something simple, like one...
- I Don't Know And I Don't Care
Why does the sunset in the west?And why does my heart keep beating in my chest?What ever happened to the Duke of Earl?I got a PBS mind in a MTV world.Is it ignorance or apathyI forgot these lessons taught to me.Some...
- Permanent Reminder Of A Temporary Feeling
She was no marine back from the PhilippinesShe was their pride and job, their incarnation.Her parents viewed the chiefWith shock and disbeliefLooking for some other explanation. The Indian, her back was poised for an...
- I Will Play For Gumbo
I don't smoke, I don't shoot smackBut I got a spicy monkey ridin' on my back.Don't eat beignets, too much sugar and dough,But I will play for gumboYes, I will play for gumbo It started at my Grandma's kitchen by the...
- You Call It Joggin'
You call it joggin' , I call it runnin' aroundYou say you're losing weight but you ain't lost a pound.While you're out joggin' with your other friends,I'm home feeding the kids again.You call it joggin', I call it...
- Waiting For The Next Explosion
Missing link crouched upon a promontory rockTryin' to figure out his biological clock.No one around to announce his arrivalSo he's got to get to work on his sense of survivalOh Oh, it's a dangerous world. Over in...
- Spending Money
Now I'm not talking 'bout excessive greed. The kind that puzzled the scribes and Pharisees.I don't worship it like a golden calf,But change in my pocket is always good for a laugh. I've seen it brighten up the eyes of...
- My Barracuda
Well I saw this coupleJust the other dayLivin' under a bridgeIn a homeless way Like a million othersAll over this landLivin' day to dayWithout a master plan In this unforgiving worldThere ain't no doubtIt will chew...
- Bring Back The Magic
ChorusNothing can tear you apartIf you keep living straight from the heartThough you know that you're gonna hurt someThe magic will come If you keep living straight from the heartyou will know when to stop and to...
- Smart Woman (In A Real Short Skirt)
Bimbo limbo is where I've beenI know you know that it's wearing me thinThe times are changin' and it's about timeI'm rearranging all the guilt in my mind ChorusI'm looking for a smart womanin a real short skirtSmart...
- Baby's Gone Shopping
Baby's gone shoppin' she's lookin' aroundShe's checkin' out the boys and the clothes about townPick up this drop off thatStares at her pictures from the Fotomat Oh she likes what she seesBut she's afraid of what she...
- Great Heart
This world is full of strange behaviorEvery man has to be his own saviorI know I can make it on my own if I tryBut I'm searchin' for a great heartTo stand me byUnderneath the African skyA great heart to stand me by...
- L'air De La Louisiane
Promenade dans un bois la vielle LouisianeLes ombres lougnes nos pas silentsl'air de la LouisianeToi et moi ne parlant pasen sucant d'la cannePour un instant je suis content enl'air de la LouisianePour un instant je...
- Homemade Music
I ain't no video kingI still have to singFor my supper each night You stand on the benchesI play in the trenchesBeneath the big spotlightsLived in a suitcase for half of my yearsI got strange little voices that live...
- Prince Of Tides
African drums are silent and the Wingosare poets at lastOut on Dafuskie Island, the bulldozersbury the pastAnd the low country sinks, she cannot swimthe dogwood feels the hurtWhile the foursome plays on borrowed days...
- That's What Living Is To Me
Jason Mason hears the soundThe whistle blows in CongotownAnd the mail boat's in mail boat's in It brings him things from oh so farOld magazines and Snickers BarsA simple man a simple landThe world's too big to...
- Pre-You
Mysterious lost weekend in a landwhere time stands stillWhere people fall in love againjust for one more thrillMy girl and I went walkingby the Caribbean seaSomeone snorkeled by raised her head up highAnd my girl said...
- KING OF SOMEWHERE HOT
I've traveled all around the worldAnd there are places that still stand out to meBut nowhere else can quite compare To my island in the sea My personal utopia a place to run to Where I can hide awayWhere I can truly...
- A Thousand Steps To Nowhere
(5:25) Iris A thousand steps / Paperman Obviously / Iris The Jewish cemetery / Paperman It may come in handy / Iris Let me get him. Your heart / Paperman Stay here / A thousand steps to nowhere That is all I see...
- Public Relations - Reprise
(1:25) Sanders Mr. Paperman, go home. Listen to me. Pretend you had a nightmare, and woke up. This island is a hoodoo, there's death in it, and this is just the beginning. Give it up. Whatever you've invested, forget...
- Hippolyte's Habitat (Qui Moun' Qui)
(3:11) Swing my cutlass at the tall grass And anything that gets in my way That's my job here, let's be quite clear Working is how I spend my day Scary? Verrry I can instill some fear Owners don't know this is...
- The Handiest Frenchman In The Caribbean
(0:50) Ensemble Hippolyte, Hippolyte Lamartine Handiest Frenchman in da Caribbean Got the Gull Reef Club sparkling and clean Bravo bon travou Mr. Martine / Who patch the hole in the cistern wall Hippolyte Who...
- Kinja Rules
(3:49) Lorna Mista Paper, Senator Pullman he just call. He ask how come ya don need no watah / Norman Don't need water! / Lorna Well, you let the barge go by He comin' to talk to you / Norman Who is Senator Pullman...
- Time To Go Home
(3:33) Henny Hey now mine host Don't be so melancholy You've made the most Out of Amy Ball's folly You went crazy, ran off with an actress and didn't get rich What can I say? I still love you, you son of a bitch...
- Sheila Says
(3:55) 1st Verse Sheila says the heart is just a muscle Sheila says the heart is cooled by time Hiding out for years down in these trade winds In the land of coconuts and limes / Chorus I've played this game for...
- Public Relations
(3:57) I was born on an island The island of Manhattan Dreamt all my life of a career on the Great White way Producer Norman Paperman Director Norman Paperman [Proudly] And I made it! In a sort of off-the-wall...
- Up On The Hill
(4:11) We come from a long line of lenders Who get rich just exploiting you spenders But now we just manage our blenders Up, up, up on the hill / It helps to be charming and funny Have cute names like Binky and...
- Fat Person Man
(3:29) Sheila You got to get rid of Dat fat person man Send him to French Guiana China or Japan / Get him off of dis island Ders no reconcilin' Da rumours have already spread He don't leave dis island He lose...
- Funeral Dance
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- Just An Old Truth Teller
(3:34) 1st Verse I'm just an old truth teller I'm your candid friend I'm not some daydream seller I do not pretend / I've a sense of survival And screwing my rivals That's labeled me crass and uncouth But I...
- Champagne Si, Agua No
(1:44) Folks, Gull Reef regrets the water shortage. Wild night out there! Water in the sea, water from the sky, no water in the Club, but while the pump gets repaired, let's live! If the water can't flow, the wine...
- Intro -The Legend Of Norman Paperman/Kinja
(7:02)Dialogue Kinja was the name of the island when it was British. The actual name was King George the Third Island, but the Islanders shorted that to Kinja. Now the name in the maps and the guidebooks is...
- Domicile
(0:37) God rest ye merry gentlemen Let nothing you dismay With Kinja as our domicile There's so much less to pay We pay our taxes here The IRS is far away Domicile is our comfort and joy Comfort and joy...
- It's All About The Water
(2:22) Sheila Watah in de kitchen! / Church Water in the bar! / Ensemble [Sing] It's all about da water, don't you know Kinja needs da water, da H2O It's all about da water, it ain't no lie Widout de water we...
- Island Fever
(4:35) 1st Verse I think I've got a touch of island fever I do believe I feel a bit sauted This morning I was just some non-believer Tonight I feel I've joined a wild crusade / 2nd Verse I never thought of life as...
- Who Are We Trying To Fool?
(4:35) Iris I like to think my heart is just a muscle A muscle that I've learned to control I figured, hell, one harmless midnight tussle With you would rest quite easy on my soul / Now I see you're a tres, tres...
- Calaloo
(3:16) Chorus Calaloo, Strange Calaloo Mysterious curious roux Try as you might to avoid the hoodoo Sooner or later we're all in the stew / From here in my kitchen I watch the whole scene Life on dis island's A...
- Henny's Song: The Key To My Man
(3:11) I find myself between two worlds Bewildered all to hell Up north I have my mid-town life Down here my new hotel / What kind of a dream is this Don't know where I will land It's a Caribbean fairy tale The...
- Boomerang Love
Hole in the wind behind the islandBig blue hole in the middle of my heartI can't forget the time we spent togetherI can't remember how longHow long we've been apart CHORUS Be ridin' on this boomerang love circling...
- I Wish Lunch Could Last Forever
The place down the block, the onewith no clockCovert rendezvous with you at theusual timeI savor the scent of the fish onthe grillLife's so spicy up on bar-b-q-hill Lookin' good, you look so fineWaiter bring us one...
- Pascagoula Run
Billy pulled in in a JaguarRed convertible sixty-fiveHeaded home to Mississippi, he'd beenaround the worldHe was that black sheep uncle of mine His ship had come in, he was lookin' to sinHe was singing his own...
- That's My Story And I'm Stickin' To It
KindergartenKing of excusesSister Mary Mojo, so hard to trickWhat can I sayThe dog ate my homeworkI could play the gameThey love me anyway Alibis, angles and tales from the tropicsCome to my mind, so easy and...
- Take Another Road
Seen the false horizon fade away like bisonsHeaded for the jungle, the cowboy can't endureNever look back, that's what he sworeI'll take my pony to the shoresomewhere, somewhere (Chorus)Take another road to a hiding...
- Carnival World
Jimmy Buffett, Roger Guth & Jay OliverMy father always said that there's no free rideYou've got to make a sacrificeWith so many Prophets on the Lord's sideEven your soul has got a priceBut talk is cheap it takes money...
- Changing Channels
Girl of a thousand facesFrom a long line of basket casesDaughter of a fortune tellerOh the lovely Isabella CHORUS She's changing channelsStayin' on her toesShe's just changin' channelsAs she goes This place is full of...
- Why The Things We Do
In an old house down by the beachLives an old man who's just out of reachOhhh he's got nothin' to loseSome say he's a crazy old manA refugee from a rock and bandOh oh he's still playin the blues In the mornin' when...
- Mermaid In The Night
I went out fishing on a sandy beachCast my line out as far as it would reachLooking for something from the frying panI kick back with a beer in my hand I must've got a big one cause it's bending my poleI'm having to...
- Off To See The Lizard
I was raised by a maid who came from MartiniqueShe wore geckos round her neck and bracelets on her feetA superstitious woman from the land of sugar caneShe'd sing the sun to bed and dance out in the rainDance out...
- Strange Bird
Half fast and seldom seenHe don't blip the radar screenOn the deck below the duneUnder the commander's moonStrange bird from a different nestFlying low not like all the restGod only knows where the strangebird goes...
- Gravity Storm
Apple fall out of the tree and hit the groundPretty soom we realize we're earthly boundBabies fall and babies cry in early yearsMamas dust them off and wipe away the tears CHORUS Ohhhhhhhh watch out for that gravity...
- Trip Around The Sun
Here Im singin happy birthdayBetter think about the about the wish I makeThis year gone by aint been a piece of cakeEverydays a revolutionPull it together and it comes undoneJust one more candle and a trip...
- Piece Of Work
I'm a piece of work, I'm iron and laceI'm shy, right up there in your faceI'm all dumbfounded, stubborn as an assSharp as an arrow in a pile of glassI'm a sweetheart, genius, restless jerkLord have mercy, I'm a piece...
- Someone I Used To Love
All the days we've been togetherAll the days we've been apartAdd up to a bunch of nothingIf I'm not still in your heartI never want you to beJust a page in my historySomeone I used to loveYour voice breathed in my...
- Back To The Island
Now the day is gone,And I sit alone and think of you, girlWhat can I do without you in my life?Wond'ring if you love me,Or just making a fool of meWell I hope you understand,I just had to go back to the islandAnd...
- Simply Complicated
When you find out things about yourselfThat you hadn't ought to knowWhen your grandma calls and books youOn the Jerry Springer showAnd you find out you and your wife of ten yearsJust might be relatedBrother, life's...
- Scarlet Begonias
As I was walkin' down Grosvenor Square,Not a chill to the winter but a nip in the air,From the other direction, she was calling my eye,Could be an illusion but I might as well try, might as well try.She had rings on...
- Coast Of Carolina
Little roadside restaurant we artfully complainGroovy tells the waitress that his chicken died in vainMost every day goes by according to designI live this dream but still it seems I have you on my mindFrom the bottom...
- Playin' The Loser Again
Dont break my heart againLet it endYou dont love meDont make me start againThis achin in my heartDont make me hope againKnowin when youve grown tired of meThat youll just disappearAnd leave me waiting...
- Sea Of Heartbreak
The lights in the harborDont shine for meIm like a lost shipLost on the seaCHORUSThe sea of heartbreak,Lost love and lonelinessMemories of your caress,So divine,I wish you were mineAgain my dearIm on a sea of...
- Conky Tonkin'
Bella was bored to death with South BeachNot one celebrity spotted in daysShe was tired of her moodLunchin on vegan foodShe was tired of just soakin up rays then she saw him pull up to the stoplightIn an old...
- Window On The World
A broken promise I kept too longA greasy shade and a curtain drawnA broken glass and a heart gone wrongThats my window on the worldA cup of coffee in a shaky handWakin up in a foreign landTryin to act like I got...
- Anything, Anytime, Anywhere
Tomorrow may comeIt usually doesDont know what it bringsTo the two of usI just want you to knowWhat Im ready to doAnything, anytime, anywhere, for youWhen Im holding you tightYou give me the powerTo burn like a...
- Coastal Confessions
Well Im a tidal pool explorerFrom the days of my misspent youthI believe that down on the beachWhere the seagulls preachIs where the Chinese buried the truth so I dig in the sand with my misguided handsAnd if I dig...
- Hey Good Lookin
(with Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith and George Strait)Hey, hey, good lookin',Whatcha got cookin'?How's about cookin' somethin' up with me?Hey, hey, sweet baby,Don't you think maybeWe could find...
- God's Own Drunk
Well, like to explain to you all before,I ain't no drinkin' manI tried it once and it got me highly irregularAnd I swore I'd never do it againI promised my brother in-law that I'd go up watch his stillWhile he went in...
- Livingston's Gone To Texas
Jimmy BuffettNothing here is diff'rentNothing's changed at all;And Livingston's gone to TexasThey say he had a ball. They say he learned to be cowboy,They say he learned to rope and ride;But I wonder if he everThinks...
- The Wino And I Know
Jimmy BuffettThe ice cream man he's a hillbilly fan,He's got seventy-eights by Hank Snow;Walks down the street, shufflin' his feet,To the rhythm that only he knows.And I've seen him in so many places,I saw him the...
- Brahma Fear
I'd like to ride the rodeoBut I've got Brahma fearSo I'll just stick to airplanesGently pop my ears Drink alot of whiskeyIt gives me such a glowIt makes me quite immobileAh but it let's my feeling show And I'm...
- Ballad Of Spider John
Spider John is my name friendI'm in between freights and I sure would be obligedIf you'd share your companyI know this may sound strange to youBut if you wait 'til the song is sung and the story's toldYou might come...
- West Nashville Grand Ballroom Gown
Standin' on side of the highway 4 exitA lady in tie die, a bag by her sideNot really lookin' like anything specialSaw Tennessee tags and she waved for a ride Sat right beside me as the meter hit sixtyExplainin' her...
- Ringling, Ringling
Ringling, RinglingSlippin' awayOnly forty people, livin' there todayStreets are dusty and the bank has been torn downIt's a dyin' little town Church windows broken That place ain't been used in yearsJail don't have a...
- Brand New Country Star
Well, he out grew his sequin suitSold his Trailways busLet his hair get a little too longDuck tails bit the dustHis custom made, pearl inlaid guitar slipped from his handsAnd in it's place a new electrical one He had...
- Saxophones
I cut my teeth on gumbo rockBenny Spellman and Doctor JohnSweet Irma Thomas and Frog man HenryUse to boogie woogie all night longTho I love rock and roll the acoustic guitarwas the only way I had of becoming a starI...
- Mexico
VerseWAY DOWN HEREYOU NEED A REASON TO MOVEFEEL A FOOLRUNNIN' YOUR STATE SIDE GAMELOSE YOUR LOADLEAVE YOUR MIND BEHIND, BABY JAMES ChorusOH MEXICOIT SOUNDS SO SIMPLEI JUST GOT TO GO THE SUN'S SO HOTI FORGOT TO GO...
- Jimmy Dreams
VerseJIMMY DREAMS HE'S A CHILD TILL THE ENDWHAT A JOY WHEN YOU ARE YOUR BEST FRIENDTHE WORLD'S SUCH A TOYIF YOU'LL JUST STAY A BOYYOU CAN SPIN IT AGAIN AND AGAIN JIMMY FLIES WITH NO USE FOR DISGUISEJUST ESCAPES USING...
- Lage Nom Ai
Jimmy Buffett, Russ Kunkel, Jay Oliver, Roger Guth, and Peter MayerVerseNORDSTROM WAS A SIMPLE MANWHO HATCHED A NON-CONFORMIST PLAN TO SAVE HIS ASSEVERY NIGHT HE DANCED ALONEAND BLOTTED OUT THE MONOTONE THAT WAS HIS...
- Diamond As Big As The Ritz
Jimmy Buffett, Russ Kunkel, Jay Oliver, Roger Guth, and Peter MayerVerseHIDDEN IN THE MOUNTAINSUNDER THE EARTH AND STONEA CUBIC MILE OF PERFECTIONA TREASURE NO ONE HAS KNOWN ONE MAN CAME UPON THIS MOTHER LOADBUILT...
- The Night I Painted The Sky
VerseI CAME FROM THE NORTH ESCAPING CONVENTIONTHE MODERN INVENTION THATWON'T LET ME BE TO THE SHORES OF ST. MAARTEN WITH MY FICTION ADDICTIONTO RESTART THE FIRE A DREAMER'S REMEDY VerseINDEPENDENCE DAY AND ALL I...
- The Ballad Of Skip Wiley
Jimmy Buffett, Russ Kunkel, Jay Oliver, Roger Guth, and Peter MayerHE'S A MAN ON A MISSIONWILD AS A RICOCHETPICTURE IF YOU CANWHEN THE EVERGLADES RANFROM THE GULF COAST TO BISCAYNE BAY HE'S GONNA GIVE IT BACK TO THE...
- Remittance Man
Jimmy Buffett, Russ Kunkel, Jay Oliver, Roger Guth, and Peter MayerSINNER ON THE MAINLANDHE'S A SINNER ON THE SEAHE LOOKS FOR ABSOLUTIONNOT ACCOUNTABILITY HOW MANY DESTINATIONSOH GOD HE'S SEEN THEM ALLHE COLLECTS HIS...
- Bank Of Bad Habits
Jimmy Buffett, Russ Kunkel, Jay Oliver, Roger Guth, and Peter MayerTHE RUMORS AND THE STORIES OF MY PAST I CAN'T DENYI'M NO ST. IGNATIUS BUT AGAIN I'M NO BAR FLYTHE WRONG THING IS THE RIGHT THING UNTIL YOU LOSE...
- Barometer Soup
Jimmy Buffett, Russ Kunkel, Jay Oliver, Roger Guth, and Peter MayerChorusFOLLOW IN MY WAKE, YOU'VE NOT THAT MUCH AT STAKEFOR I HAVE PLOWED THE SEAS, AND SMOOTHED THE TROUBLED WATERSCOME ALONG LET'S HAVE SOME FUN, THE...
- Blue Heaven Rendezvous
Jimmy Buffett, Russ Kunkel, Jay Oliver, Roger Guth, and Peter MayerVerseBLUE LIGHT GUITARSAND TROPICAL BREEZEHUMMINGBIRDS MIME THE WORDSAS THEY DANCE IN THE TREESIT'S A FLASHBACK KIND OF CROWDIT'S A CABARET...
- Barefoot Children In The Rain
SCRATCH MY BACK WITH A LIGHTNING BOLTTHUNDER ROLLS LIKE A BASS DRUM NOTETHE SOUND OF THE WEATHER IS HEAVEN'S RAG TIME BAND WE ALL FELL DOWN FORM THE MILKY WAYHANGING' ROUND HERE 'TILL JUDGMENT DAYHEAVEN ONLY KNOWS...
- Don't Chu-Know
Jimmy Buffett, Russ Kunkel, Jay Oliver, Roger Guth, and Peter MayerYOU CAN SPEND ALL YOUR DAYS IN THE GRINDCONVERTING YOUR NICKLES TO DIMESYOU COULD STUFF ALL YOUR POCKETS TILL THEY OVERFLOWDON'T CHU KNOW DON'T CHU...
- Incommunicado
Travis McGee's still in Cedar KeyThat's what John McDonald saidMy rendezvous so long overdueWith all of the things I've sung and readThey still apply to me, they all make sense in timeChorusBut now I'm...
- It's My Job
In the middle of late last night I was sittin' on a curbI didn't know what about but I was feeling quite disturbedA street sweeper came whistlin' byHe was bouncin' every stepIt seemed strange how good he feltSo I...
- Coconut Telegraph
Tuesday on the islandNot much goin' onThe parties are all overThey ended just past dawnBut the jungle drums are beatingWith the tales from late last nightCause the stories bear repeatingFor everyones delightChorusYou...
- Growing Older But Not Up
I rounded first never thought of the worstAs I studied the shortstop's positionThen crack went my leg like the shell of an eggSomeone call a decent physicianI'm no Pete Rose, I can't pretendWhile my mind is quite...
- Stars Fell On Alabama
Moonlight and magnolia, starlight in your hairAll the world a dream come trueDid it really happen, was I really thereWas I really there with youChorusWe lived our little drama, we kissed in a field of whiteAnd the...
- Little Miss Magic
She's constantly amazed by the blades ofthe fan on the ceilingAnd the funny little faces she makescan't help but be appealingShe loves to ride through the town with the top downFeel the warm breeze on her gentle...
- The Good Fight
They talk about the women too muchWomen got 'em so confusedThey don't talk about their lives as suchMy life is all I got to loseThey take it with a grain of saltAnd laugh at the complexitiesThey're good at pickin' all...
- Island
Island I see you in the distanceI feel that your existenceIs not unlike my ownIsland they say no man is like youThey say you stand aloneSometimes I feel that way tooIs it the need for love?Heart and soul...
- Hey Good Lookin
(Hank Williams Sr.)[Jimmy:]Hey, Hey, Good Lookin', whatcha got cookin'How's about cookin' something up with me[George Strait:]Hey, sweet baby, don't you think maybeWe could find us a brand new recipe.[Alan Jackson:]I...
- False Echoes
The skies over Cuba turned pink with the lightAnd the waterfront ritual began to igniteAll the ships in the harbour were warmed by the sunTwenty-fifth of November, Nineteen twenty-one On the old Chicamauga the signal...
- Only Time Will Tell
Scales and clocks just can't be trustedKeys and locks are destined to be bustedMetaphors were never made for keeping scoreAnd I'm feeling for the sound of time Is it the answer or just a suggestionIs love what we...
- Bob Roberts Society Band
Well you've heard about the alligators Sleepin' in the shadeYou've heard about the sugar baronsScrewin' up the gladeIt's a melting pot existanceAnd it's hard to contemplateBut I'm never in the battle in the sunshine...
- Cultural Infidel
Lyrics by Jimmy BuffettMusic by Buffett, Kunkel, Guth, P. Mayer, J. MayerI'm a cultural infidel, painting in the darkI'm a cultural infidel, singing in the parkSocrates, hypothesis, the music of MozartI'm a cultural...
- Overkill
Legal problems gettin' thick and hazyLook at the people gettin' rich and crazyLocked up in mansions on the top of a hillSomeone needs to tell them 'bout overkill (Chorus)Overkill, overkillSuch a megalo modern...
- Holiday
The weather channel girl with her perfect weather curlIs talking "Cold, cold, cold"You can't get out of bedYou can't remember what you've saidYou're feeling old, old, old Is it a fever or depression, anger or...
- School Boy Heart
I got a school boy heart, a novelist eyeStout sailor's legs and a license to flyI came with nomad feet and some wandering toesThat walk up my longboard and hang off the nose I suppose the need to focus never aroseSo...
- Mental Floss
Lyrics by Jimmy BuffettMusic by Buffett, Kunkel, Guth, P.Mayer & J. MayerI'd like to be a jellyfish'Cause jellyfish don't pay rentThey don't walk and they don't talkWith some Euro-trash accentThey're just simple...
- Jamaica Mistaica
Jamaica MistaicaLyrics by Jimmy BuffettMusic by Buffett, Kunkel, Guth, P. Mayer, J. MayerSome folks say that I've got the perfect lifeThree swell kids, lots of toys and a lovely wifeI fly, I sail, I throw caution to...
- Happily Ever After (Now & Then)
I've been a stand in a stunt man, I've taken some fallsTroubles,--I've had my shareBut no one has to learn how to run before walkin' 'roundBreathin' that million-air Take it from me 'cause I foundIf you leave it then...
- Banana Wind
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- Desdemona's Building A Rocket Ship
Lyrics by Jimmy BuffettMusic by Buffett, Kunkel, Guth, P. Mayer & J. Mayer(Chorus)Desdemona's building a rocket ship, Desdemona's going awayDesdemona's building a rocket ship, blasting off todayShe's got a passion for...
- Everybody's Talkin'
Everybody's talking at meI don't hear a word they're sayingOnly the echoes of my mind People stopping staringI can't see their facesOnly the shadows of their eyesI'm going where the sun keeps shiningThru' the pouring...
- Sail On Sailor
I sailed an ocean, unsettled oceanThrough restful waters and deep commotionOften frightened, unenlightenedSail on, sail on sailorI wrest the waters, fight Neptunes watersSail through the sorrows of lifes...
- Coast Of Marseilles
Keith SykesI sat there on the coast of MarseillesMy thoughts came by like wind through my handHow good it'd be to hold youHow good it'd be to feel like that againHow good it'd be to feel like that again Would you be...
- The Last Line
Keith SykesI've given my life for songs that I singAs a matter of fact, I've given everythingBut time has come to not make a soundTime has come to lay my burden downOhhh wo, ohhh woIt's come from behind, Now is the...
- Fool Button
Jimmy BuffettI woke up in a strange roomThat I'd never seen beforeWeird paintings on the wallAnd mirrors on the ceilingI bolted for the door. Looking for my rent-a-carWas the Cordoba blue or redTryin' to remember...
- African Friend
Jimmy BuffettDisembarking at Duvalier AirportSeeking transportation to townAs the purple ink dried on his passportHe could still feel the eyes look around "Messieur ou est le casino?"He spoke to the cabbie and...
- Manana
Jimmy BuffettShe said I can't go back to America soonIt's so goddamn cold it's gonna snow until JuneYeah, they're freezin' up in Buffalo stuck in their carsAnd I'm lyin' here 'neath the sun and the stars.Customs man...
- Livingston Saturday Night
Jimmy BuffettYou got your Tony Lama's on your jeans pressed tight, You take a few tokes, make you feel all right,Rockin' and rollin' on a Livingston Saturday Night. Pickup's washed and you just got paid.With any luck...
- Cowboy In The Jungle
Jimmy BuffettThere's a cowboy in the jungleAnd he looks so out of placeWith his shrimp skin boots and his cheap CherootsAnd his skin as white as paste Headin' south to ParaguayWhere the gauchos sing and shoutNow he's...
- I Love The Now
Jimmy Buffett & Carrie FisherIt's the reason for livin'That's what I'm givin'I don't need a history lessonTo tell my why I mean I'm in no hurry To hustle and scurryThere's so much to seeAnd life ain't gonnaPass me by...
- Meet Me In Memphis
Jimmy Buffett & Mike UtleyHe's hold up down on Ramrod Key in the Tavernier HotelLivin' out his loneliness like an oyster in a shellBy days he pulls the trap linesBy night he lives aloneDon't really feel like company...
- Creola
Creola in my soul-aI loved what they were sayin'I loved what they were playin'Creola (CHORUS 1)Creola on my victrolaMakes me feel like dancin'Fall in love romancing the melodyCreola, Creola, Creola for me I remember...
- Nobody Speaks To The Captain No More
NOBODY SPEAKS TO THE CAPTAIN NO MORE Jimmy Buffett(Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Allie Fox & Phil Clark)He was a fugitive with a pseudo nameLost his mind in a hurricaneCoconut upside his headPeople said he'd be better...
- First Look
Jimmy BuffettFun tickets in my pocket, visions in my brainGrand father always told me it I went downI might never come back again I studied the language tapesAnd I read all the booksStill nothing prepared me for...
- Floridays
(for Don Blanding, Wobby Weimer & "Groovula")I come from where the rivers meet the seaThat's part of why I'm so wild and fancy freeI was early into crazy waysMy folks said, "It's just a phas"They were hoping for...
- When The Coast Is Clear
(for Emery Clark, who paints it better than I can say it)They're closin' down the hangoutThe air is turnin' coolThey'r shuttin' off the "superslide"The kids are back in school The tourist traps are emptyVacancy...
- No Plane On Sunday
You can throw your luggage downLose your cool and stamp aroundBut there's nothin, nothin you can doWipe away your girlfriend's tearsGo to the bar and have some beersThere ain't no way the bird's gettin through...
- If It All Falls Down
I never wanted to be A man of mysteryMy life's an open bookby James Joyce and Agatha Christie Sometimes I get confusedSomewhere around page twoI live the perfect crimeAnd crime pays more than it used to They're...
- You'll Never Work In Dis Bidness Again
(For all of those who have dared to try, made it and lived to tell about it.) He told it to the monkeys and they didn't talk backThen he told the old iguana and he didn't attack They told me before I startedThat it...
- Love And Luck
Better days are in the cards, I can feel itFeel it in the changing winds, feel it when I flySo talk to me. I will listen to your storyBeen around enough to see there's more than meets the eyeEverybody needs a little...
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