COAST OF MARSEILLES Jimmy Buffett

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

Remittance Man Jimmy Buffett

SINNER ON THE MAINLAND HE'S A SINNER ON THE SEA HE LOOKS FOR ABSOLUTION NOT ACCOUNTABILITY HOW MANY DESTINATIONS OH GOD HE'S SEEN THEM ALL HE COLLECTS HIS PRECIOUS PITTANCE IN EVERY PORT OF

WHEN THE COAST IS CLEAR Jimmy Buffett

tourist traps are empty Vacancy abounds Almost like it used to be Before the circus came to town (CHORUS) That's when it always happens Same time every year I come down to talk to me When the coast

CAPTAIN AMERICA Jimmy Buffett

Can you tell me where I might find my friend and companion He looks a little different from anything you've seen He likes to beat the bass drum for justice and salvation He's got the brains of Einstein

Cuban Crime of Passion Jimmy Buffett

'Cause he met up with Meritta, a dancer in from the Coast Half woman, half child, she drove him half wild He loved that lady the most 'Til one night he did find her in the arms of Shrimper Dan So he

Jamaica Mistaica Jimmy Buffett

Some folks say that I've got the perfect life Three swell kids, lots of toys and a lovely wife I fly, I sail, I throw caution to the wind Drift like a stratus cloud above the Caribbean But every

FLORIDAYS Jimmy Buffett

I come from where the rivers meet the sea That's part of why I'm so wild and fancy free I was early into crazy ways My folks said, "It's just a phas" They were hoping for better days Now in my

The Ballad Of Skip Wiley Jimmy Buffett

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 THEME PARKS

Marseilles The Angels

Bought me a box of french cigars, bought me a black beret get my french from a girl next door, teaching me night & day got me thinking `bout the south of France, vis-a-vis vous pack my suitcase, take

Jimmy Dreams Jimmy Buffett

JIMMY DREAMS HE'S A CHILD TILL THE END WHAT A JOY WHEN YOU ARE YOUR BEST FRIEND THE WORLD'S SUCH A TOY IF YOU'LL JUST STAY A BOY YOU CAN SPIN IT AGAIN AND AGAIN JIMMY FLIES WITH NO USE FOR DISGUISE

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 ther view of the captain and crew Like a man just released from indenture.

PRINCE OF TIDES Jimmy Buffett

bury the past And the low country sinks, she cannot swim the dogwood feels the hurt While the foursome plays on borrowed days in their alligator shirts Chorus Now I realize who killed the Prince of

Island Fever Jimmy Buffett

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

Permanent Reminder Of A Jimmy Buffett

She said 'a tattoo is a badge of validation'. But the truth of the matter is far more revealing. It's a permanent reminder of a temporary feeling.

GREAT HEART Jimmy Buffett

great heart to stand me by Chorus I'm searching for the spirit of the great heart To hold and keep me by I'm searchin' for the spirit of the great heart Under African sky Sometimes I feel that

Great Heart (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

to stand me by I'm searching for the spirit of the great heart To hold and keep me by I'm searchin' for the spirit of the great heart Under African sky Sometimes I feel that you barely know me Sometimes

CHANGES IN LATITUDES, CHANGES IN ATTITUDES Jimmy Buffett

All of the faces and all of the places, wonderin' where they all disappeared. I didn't ponder the question too long; I was hungrey and went out for a bite.

Changes In Latitudes Changes In Attitudes Jimmy Buffett

Intro: G D A G D D G A D I took off for a weekend last month Just to try and recall the whole year G A D All of the faces and all of the places Wonderin' where they all disappeared Bm F#m G

Bank Of Bad Habits Jimmy Buffett

THE RUMORS AND THE STORIES OF MY PAST I CAN'T DENY I'M NO ST.

TREAT HER LIKE A LADY Jimmy Buffett

Some of us sailors call her home She's big and she's strong and she's mighty Some of us sailors call her our own Guess that's the reason why I treat her like a lady Treat her like a lady, just treat

BANANA REPUBLICS Jimmy Buffett

Down to the Banana Republics Down to the tropical sun Go the expatriated American Hopin' to find some fun Some of them go for the sailing Brought by the lure of the sea Tryin' to find what is

KNEES OF MY HEART Jimmy Buffett

I've got a question for you Please grant me an interview Don't want to read it in a magazine Don't want to see it on the silver screen Don't let the craziness tear us apart I'm down on the knees of

Livin' It Up Jimmy Buffett

He took one last look Tossed that address book His odyssey had begun No time to see sights Ran all the red lights Burned all his bridges Now it's love on the run Livin' it up Is takin' all of his time

Ho, Ho, Ho, and a Bottle of Rhum Jimmy Buffett

plans, a secret that only he knows Beaches and palm trees appear night and day in his dreams A break from his wife, half-frozen in life The elves and that damn reindeer team Ho, ho, ho and a bottle of

CHANGING CHANNELS Jimmy Buffett

Girl of a thousand faces From a long line of basket cases Daughter of a fortune teller Oh the lovely Isabella CHORUS She's changing channels Stayin' on her toes She's just changin' channels

SMART WOMAN (IN A REAL SHORT SKIRT) Jimmy Buffett

are changin' and it's about time I'm rearranging all the guilt in my mind Chorus I'm looking for a smart woman in a real short skirt Smart woman who knows how to flirt Smart woman got a mind of

A Frenchman For The Night Jimmy Buffett

A scratchy gramophone cuts to the bone "La Vie En Rose" arpeggios So the dream begins And the song is amplified Buy the Beaujolais, on Bastille day He dances in the tide Chorus By the light of

KING OF SOMEWHERE HOT Jimmy Buffett

compare To my island in the sea My personal utopia a place to run to Where I can hide away Where I can truly reign supreme somewhere fresh and clean Where a man can dream Chorus I'm king, king of

Smart Woman (In A Real Short Skirt) (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

The times are changin' and it's about time I'm rearranging all the guilt in my mind I'm looking for a smart woman in a real short skirt Smart woman who knows how to flirt Smart woman got a mind of

King Of Somewhere Hot (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

else can quite compare To my island in the sea My personal utopia a place to run to Where I can hide away Where I can truly reign supreme somewhere fresh and clean Where a man can dream I'm king king of

If The Phone Doesn't Ring, It's Me Jimmy Buffett

There are oceans of feelings between us Currents that take us and sweep us away That's why we seldom have seen us In the light of a cold hard day Lots of new friends with the same old answers Open your

BIGGER THAN THE BOTH OF US Jimmy Buffett

The moon's smiling over my shoulder I know these same stars will shine when I'm older So I'm keeping heaven on my mind 'Cause a good love is so hard to find Chorus And it's bigger than the both of

IF I COULD JUST GET IT ON PAPER Jimmy Buffett

Go to bed wake up eith a clear head Recalling what made it a ball If I could just het it on paper I might make some sense of it all If I could tell half of the stories The funny way most things

Spending Money Jimmy Buffett

I've seen it brighten up the eyes of a child It even makes the Dali Lama smile. It's no relation tot he meaning of life, It's a dang fool husband doesn't spring for his wife.

If I Could Just Get It On Paper (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

to me to be the big key I'm havin' too good a time to ever turn Out the lights Go to bed wake up with a clear head Recalling what made it a ball If I could just get it on paper I might make some sense of

THE WINO AND I KNOW Jimmy Buffett

And the Wino and I know the pains of street singin' Like the door-to-door salesman knows the pains of bell ringin' It's a strange situation, a wild occupation, Living my life like a song.

Growing Older But Not Up (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

I rounded first never thought of the worst As I studied the shortstop's position Then crack went my leg like the shell of an egg Someone call a decent physician I'm no Pete Rose, I can't pretend While

USED TO HAVE MONEY ONE TIME Jimmy Buffett

I had Cadillacs in my future Debutantes in my past I made a deal with the devil for a whole lot of money Thinkin' it would last and last But a fool and his money are bound to part And what goes

I Used To Have Money One Time Jimmy Buffett

I had Cadillac's in my future Debutantes in my past I made a deal with the devil for a whole lot of money Thinkin' it would last and last But a fool and his money are bound to part And what goes up must

BALLAD OF SPIDER JOHN Jimmy Buffett

share your company I know this may sound strange to you But if you wait 'til the song is sung and the storie's told You might come to understand Why I'm old and bent and devil's been runnin' out of

BURN THAT BRIDGE Jimmy Buffett

I'm not saying I'm scared of you But your love is something new When I hold you we're swaying in the wind Of all the bridges I've ever crossed High and lonesome and wild and lost I feel this time

GROWING OLDER BUT NOT UP Jimmy Buffett

I rounded first never thought of the worst As I studied the shortstop's position Then crack went my leg like the shell of an egg Someone call a decent physician I'm no Pete Rose, I can't pretend

Waiting For The Next Explosion Jimmy Buffett

No one around to announce his arrival So he's got to get to work on his sense of survival Oh Oh, it's a dangerous world.

Diamond As Big As The Ritz Jimmy Buffett

HIDDEN IN THE MOUNTAINS UNDER THE EARTH AND STONE A CUBIC MILE OF PERFECTION A TREASURE NO ONE HAS KNOWN ONE MAN CAME UPON THIS MOTHERLOAD BUILT HIMSELF A THOUSNAD ROOM CHATEAU Verse HE'S

ISLAND Jimmy Buffett

Heart and soul accompaniment That seems to make me different from you I've tried to build bridges But they all fell down I've taken to the air on wings of silver But always hit the ground Island

I Have Found Me a Home Jimmy Buffett

The days drift by They don't have names And none of the streets here look the dame And there are so many quiet places And smilin' eyes match the smilin' faces.

Tampico Trauma Jimmy Buffett

By: jimmy buffett 1977 I must look a mess I must admit But I have been travelling quite a bit South of the border Where the law and order Is kept by federales who just grin And tell you they just want

CHEESEBURGER IN PARADISE Jimmy Buffett

Made it nearly seventy days, Losin' weight without speed, eatin' sunflower seeds, Drinkin' lots of carrot juice and soakin' up rays.

LOVE IN DECLINE Jimmy Buffett

drizzling rain Found one on the morning plane Leaving out his well-known line Bought her some gin - that did her in Now they're making love behind the occupied sign Chorus Just a living example of

CHANSON POUR LES PETITS ENFANTS Jimmy Buffett

flew away in the night With his best friend Magnus right by his side They soared through the Milky Way counting the stars Once around Venus, twice around Mars Then they spied an island rise out of