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SON OF A SON OF A SAILOR
SON OF A SON OF A SAILOR
Jimmy Buffett
As the
son of a son
of a sailor,
I went out on
the sea for adventure,
Expanding their
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 a mile.
Read dozens of books
about heroes and crooks,
And I've learned
much from both of their styles.
Son of a son, son of a son, son of a
son of a sailor.
Son of a gun; load
the last ton
One step ahead of
the jailer.
Now away in the near future, southeast
of disorder,
You can shake the
hand of the mango man
As he greets you
at the border.
And the lady she hails from Trinidad,
Island of the spices.
Salt for your meat
and cinnamon sweet,
And the rum is for
all your good vices.
Haul the sheet in as we ride on the wind
that our
Forefathers harnessed
before us.
Hear the bells ring
as the tide rigging sings.
It's a son of a gun
of a chorus.
Where it all ends I can't fathom, my
friends.
If I knew, I might
toss out my anchor.
So I'll cruise along
always searchin' for songs,
Not a lawyer, a thief
or a banker.
But a son of a son, son of a son, son
of a son of a sailor.
Son of a gun, load
the last ton
One step ahead of
the jailer
I'm just a son of
a son, son of a son, son of a son of a
sailor
The sea's in my veins,
my tradition remains.
I'm just glad I don't
live in a trailer.
FOOL BUTTON
Jimmy Buffett
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
Tryin' to remember
where I put the keys
Tryin' to remember
what I said.
I pushed the fool button
My night went haywire
I pushed the fool
button
Set my brain on fire.
Now I was sittin' in the corner of a
very laid back bar
A little three piece
band playin' on the stand
Not knowin' what
lay in store
In a flash a man
with a hat and a harmonica stormed the
stage
The crowd went berserk,
the band said, "What a jerk."
As he went into a
blues rampage.
It was a fool palace
Double knit on parade
They pushed the fool
button
As the skinny boy
played and played
Push it, push it,
push it.
I try to make a point of protecting the
innocent
But none of them
can be found
I can happen anytime
It can happen any
place
It can happen in
your own hometown/
And if you don't believe my words
Or think my story's
true
Get a bottle of rum
and an Eskatrol
And watch the same
thing happen to you.
We'll push the fool button
I'll meet you in
the bar
We'll push the fool
button
Where everyone's
a star.
THE LAST LINE
Keith Sykes
I've given
my life for songs
that I sing
As a matter of
fact, I've given everything
But time has come
to not make a sound
Time has come to
lay my burden down
Ohhh wo, ohhh wo
It's come from
behind,
Now is the time
for the last line.
I've managed to keep some friends on
my side
And lived through
the time of rumors and lies
But now is the time
to rest my heart
Let some other innocent
fool take my part
Ohh wo, ohh wo
It's come from behind,
Now is the time for
the last line.
LIVINGSTON SATURDAY NIGHT
Jimmy Buffett
You
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 at
all you might even get laid,
'Cause they're pickin'
and a-kickin'
on a Livingston Saturday
Night.
So won't you listen to the sound of a
hot country band,
Boot heels shufflin'
on the dance floor sand
Sing a song, play
some pong, shoot a little pool,
Hittin' on the honeys
right out of high school.
Yeah, fifteen will
get you twenty,
but that's all right,
"Cause they're rockin and a rollin'
on a
Livingston Saturday
Night
So won't you listen to the sound of the
hot country band,
Boot heels shufflin'
on the dance floor sand,
Hum a song, play
some pong, eat a deviled egg,
Temperature is rising,
better pop another keg.
Fifteen will get you twenty, but that's
all right,
'Cause they'll be
rockin' and a rollin' on a
Livingston Saturday
Night.
AFRICAN FRIEND
Jimmy Buffett
Disembarking
at Duvalier Airport
Seeking transportation
to town
As the purple ink
dried on his passport
He could still
feel the eyes look around
"Messieur ou est le casino?"
He spoke to the cabbie
and smiled
The driver replied "Vieux ou noveaux?"
As he motioned the
dark man inside.
Business in Aruba concluded
He now had a little
money to spend
That's how I came
to meet my African friend
We were rollin' the bones several hours
Conversing as most
gamblers do
We were calling on
all of our powers
Hoping to see the
night through.
But not approving at all of our winning
The pit boss he tugged
at his sleeve
Through the whole
thing my new friend was grinning
When he motioned
it's time we should leave.
With our night at the tables behind us
We were ready just
to do it again
That's when I came
to know my African Friend
But I woke up on the steps of a whorehouse
Soldier told me I'
better leave
As I stumbled to
find me a taxi
I saw a note pinned
to my sleeve.
"It was a pleasure and a hell of
an evening
It was truly our
night to win
But the authorities
insist on my leaving
Take care, my American
friend."
With my weekend at Haiti concluded
I now had a little
money to spend
That's when I came
to meet my African friend
That's how I came
to know another good friend.
COAST OF MARSEILLES
Keith Sykes
I sat
there on the
coast of Marseilles
My thoughts came
by like wind through
my hand
How good it'd be
to hold you
How good it'd be
to feel like that
again
How good it'd be
to feel like that
again
Would you be remembering me?
I ask that question
time and again
The answer came and
haunted me so
I did not want to
think it again
I did not want to
think it again
You make it hard for me to forget
I haven't stopped
loving you yet
When I left the coast of Marseilles
I hadn't done what
I'd come to do
I spent all the money
I'd saved
And did not get over
you
I did not get over
you.
COWBOY IN THE JUNGLE
Jimmy Buffett
There's
a cowboy in the
jungle
And he looks
so out of place
With his shrimp
skin boots and his cheap Cheroots
And his skin as
white as paste
Headin' south to Paraguay
Where the gauchos
sing and shout
Now he's stuck in
Porto Bello
Since his money all
ran out
So he hangs out with
the sailors
Might and day they're
raisin' hell
And his original
destination's just another
Story that he loves
to tell.
With no plans for the future
He still seems in
control
From a bronco ride
to a ten foot tide
He just had to learn
to roll.
Roll with the punches
Play all of his hunches
Made the best of
whatever came his way
What he lacked in
ambition
He made up with intuition
Plowing straight
ahead come what may.
Steel band in the distance
And their music floats
across the bay
While American women
in muumuus
Talk about all the
things they did today
And their husbands
quack about fishing
As they slug those
rum drinks down
Discussing who caught
what
and who sat on his
butt
But it's the only
show in town.
They're tryin' to drink all the punches
They all may lose
their lunches
Tryin' to cram lost
years into five or six says
Seems that blind
ambition erased their intuition
Plowin' straight
ahead come what may.
I don't want to live on that kind of
island
No, I don't want
to swim in a roped off sea.
Too much for me,
too much for me
I've got to be where
the wind and the water are free.
Alone on a midnight passage
I can count the falling
stars
While the Southern
Cross and the satellites
They remind me of
where we are
Spinning around in
circles
Living it day to
day
And still twenty
four hours, maybe sixty good years
It's still not that
long a stay.
We've gotta roll with the punches
Learn to play all
of our hunches
Makin' the best of
whatever comes your way
Forget that blind
ambition
And learn to trust
your intuition
Plowin' straight
ahead come what may.
And there's a cowboy
in the jungle.
MANANA
Jimmy Buffett
She
said I can't
go back to America soon
It's so goddamn
cold it's gonna snow until June
Yeah, they're freezin'
up in Buffalo stuck
in their cars
And I'm lyin' here
'neath the sun
and the stars.
Customs man tell
her that she's
gotta leave
She's got a plan
hidden up her shrewd
sleeve
Wants to find her
a captain, a man
of strong mind
And any direction
he blows will be
fine.
Chorus:
Please don't say
manana if you don't mean it
I have heard those
words for so very long
Don't try to describe
the ocean if you've never seen it
Don't ever forget
that you just may wind up being wrong.
Tried and I tried but I don't understand
Never seems to work
out the way I had it planned
Hanging out at a
marina when Steve Martin called
Singin' anybody there
really want to get small.
But women and water are in short supply
There's not enough
dope for us all to get high
I hear it gets better,
that's what they say
As soon as we sail
on to Cane Garden Bay.
Chorus:
Please don't say
manana if you don't mean it
I have heard your
lines foe so very long
Don't try to describe
the scenery if you've never seen it
Don't ever forget
that you just may wind up in my song.
Called all my friends on those cheap
nightly rates
Sure was good to
talk to the old United States
While the lights
of St. Thomas lie twenty miles west
I see General Electric's
still doing their best.
I've got to head this boat south pretty
soon
New album's old and
I'm fresh out of tunes
But I know that I'll
get 'em, I know that they'll come
Through the people
and places and Caldwood's Rum
Chorus:
So please don't say
manana if you don't mean it
I have done your
lines for so very long
Don't try to describe
a Kiss concert if you've mever seen it
Don't ever forget
that you just may wind up being gone
And I hope Anita
Bryant never does one of my songs.
CHEESEBURGER IN PARADISE
Jimmy Buffett
Tried
to amend my carnivorous
habits.
Made it nearly
seventy days,
Losin' weight without
speed, eatin' sunflower
seeds,
Drinkin' lots of
carrot juice and
soakin' up rays.
But at night I'd have these wonderful
dreams
Some kind of sensuous
treat.
Not zucchini, fettuccini,
or bulger wheat,
But a big warm bun
and a huge hunk of meat.
Cheeseburger is paradise.
Heaven on earth with
an onion slice.
Not too particular,
not too precise.
I'm just a cheeseburger
in paradise.
I like mine with lettuce and tomato,
Heinz Fifty-seven
and French fried potatoes.
Big kosher pickle
and a cold draft beer.
Well, good God Almighty,
which way do I steer
For my cheeseburger
in paradise.
Verse 2:
Heard about the old
time sailor men,
They eat the same
thing again and again;
Warm beer and bread
they say could raise the dead.
Well, it reminds
me of the menu at a Holiday Inn.
But times have changed for sailors these
days.
When I'm in port
I get what I need;
Not just Havanas
or banana or daiquiris,
But that American
creation on which I feed!
Cheeseburger is paradise medium rare
with mustard'd be nice
Not too particular,
not too precise
I'm just a cheeseburger
in paradise.
I like mine with lettuce and tomato
Heinz 57 and French
fried potatoes
Big kosher pickle
and a cold draught beer
Well, good god Almighty
which way do I steer
For a cheeseburger in paradise
Makin' the best of
every virtue and vice.
Worth every damn
bit of sacrifice
To get a cheeseburger
in paradise;
To be a cheeseburger
in paradise.
I'm just a cheeseburger
in paradise.
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