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I once knew a poet. Who lived before his time. He and his dog spooner. Would listen while he'd rhyme. Words to make ya happy. Words to make you cry. Then one day the poet suddenly did die. . B
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I woke up in a strange room. That I'd never seen before. Weird paintings on the wall. And mirrors on the ceiling. I bolted for the door. . Looking for my rent-a-car. Was the Cordoba blue or red
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Catch the elevator from the penthouse suite. And take it down to the casino. The God almighty sound of money movin' round. Can be heard all the way to Reno. . Well it's midnight and I'm not famou
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What could I do?. That's never been done before. What can I say?. That hasn't been said by scores. . If I was a designer I could do nothing finer. Than dress you in style. But I'm a hopeless ro
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I'll be home for Christmas,. You can count on me. Please have snow and mistle toe. And presents 'neath the tree. . Xmas Eve will find me. Where the love light gleams. I'll be home for Xmas. If
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He's a man on a mission. Wild as a ricochet. Picture if you can when the Everglades ran. From the Gulf Coast to Biscayne Bay. . He's gonna give it back to the gators. Lock the tourists up in the
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Fins. By jimmy buffett, deborah mccoll, barry chance, tom corcoran. 1979. She came down from cincinnati. It took her three days on the train. Lookin' for some peace and quiet. Hoped to see the
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I was raised by a maid who came from Martinique. She wore geckos around her neck and bracelets on her feet. A superstitious woman from the land of sugar cane. She'd sing the sun to bed and dance ou
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Look over here there's a girl. I've never seen her before. Her eyes are lookin' straight at you. Across the crowded dance floor. Ooh ooh she's smilin'. What a beautiful sight. Oh I got a funny f
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Hey where did we go. Days when the rains came. Down in a hollow. Playin' a new game Laughin' and a runnin'. Skippin' and a jumpin'. In the misty mornin' fog. Ah, with our hearts a thumpin'. Was
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Look over here there's a girl. I've never seen her before. Her eyes are lookin' straight at you. Across the crowded dance floor. . Ooh, ooh, she's smilin'. What a beautiful sight. Oh, I got a f
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Hidden in the mountains. Under the earth and stone. A cubic mile of perfection. Treasure no one has known. One man came upon this mother lode. Built himself a thousand room chateau. . He's the
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sign flashin' on an' off. In my brain sayin' "Jimmy Buffett there's a great day a comin'". 'Cause I was drunk. I wasn't knee crawlin', slip slidin', Reggie Youngin'. Commode huggin' drunk. . I was
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Now what do they do if I just sailed away. Who the hell really compelled me to leave today. Runnin' low on stories is what made it a ball. What would they do if made no landfall. . I lived half m
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I'd like to ride the rodeo. But I've got Brahma fear. So I'll just stick to airplanes. Gently pop my ears. . Drink alot of whiskey. It gives me such a glow. It makes me quite immobile. Ah but
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This world is full of strange behavior. Every man has to be his own savior. I know I can make it on my own if I try. But I'm searchin' for a great heart. To stand me by. Underneath the African sk
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Girl of a thousand faces. From a long line of basket cases. Daughter of a fortune teller. Oh, the lovely Isabella She's changing channels. Stayin' on her toes. She's just changing channels. As s
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Oh I took a wrong turn, it was the right turn. My turn to have me a ball. Boys at the shop told me just where to stop. If I wanted to play for it all. I didn't know I'd find her on daytime TV. My
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Half fast and seldom seen. He don't blip the radar screen. On the deck below the dune. Under the commander's moon Strange bird from a different nest. Flying low, not like all the rest. God only k
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We are the people our parents warned us about. By jimmy buffett. 1983. For ed polock. I was supposed to have been a jesuit priest or a naval academy grad. That was the way that my parents
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By jimmy buffett. 1974. I wanna back to the island. Where the shrimp boats tie up to the pilin. Gimme oysters and beer. For dinner every day of the year and I'll feel fine. Ill feel fine
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Well the first days are the hardest days. Don't you worry any more. Cause when life looks like easy street. There is danger at the door. Think this through with me, let me know your mind. Oh oh a
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Scratch my back with a lightning bolt. Thunder rolls like a bass drum note. The sound of the weather is Heaven's ragtime band. . We all fell down from the Milky Way. Hangin' 'round here till the
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Well, now I'm in love with a fast movin' angel. Dresses like the city girls do. When we're apart there's no ache in my heart. When we're together we're a hell of a crew And I got presents to send y
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When salome plays the drum. By jimmy buffett. 1981. For salome, freddo and clauvis. When salome plays the drum. Crowd goes deaf and dumb. Swept up by dark sensations Partially the heat. More
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It was ninety miles to freedom but they took the risk. Though the ocean was all motion and the wind was brisk. The deadly gunboats never saw them in the pale moonlight. They were off to Cayo Hueso
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"Oh yes. Welcome, welcome all. In the middle of this parrothead madness this evening we thought it would be appropriate to take a few minutes of your time to reflect on a little spiritual, spiritual
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I sat there on the coast of Marseilles. My thoughts came by like wind through my hand. How good it'd be to feel you again. How good it'd be to feel that way again Would you be remembering me?. I a
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Desperation samba (halloween in tijuana). By jimmy buffett, will jennings, timothy B. Schmit. 1985. This song brings to mind two things. First, an image of robert mitchum. Standing in the
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California promises. By steve goodman. 1983. Beneath the moonlit sky. Shadows walk beside the water. Sad goodbye whispered on the shore. Hear those wind chimes play. They serenade the shadow lo
