MERMAID IN THE NIGHT Jimmy Buffett

I went out fishing on a sandy beach Cast my line out as far as it would reach Looking for something from the frying pan I kick back with a beer in my hand I must've got a big one cause it's bending

Mermaid In The Night (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

I went out fishing on a sandy beach Cast my line out as far as it would reach Looking for something from the frying pan I kick back with a beer in my hand I must've got a big one cause it's bending my

The Night I Painted The Sky Jimmy Buffett

SURRENDER TO THE CHILD IN ME WHO CAN'T SAY GOOD-BYE Chorus THE ROCKETS IN THE AIR AND THE PEOPLE EVERYWHERE PUT AWAY THEIR DIFFERENCES FOR AWHILE OH I AM STILL A CHILD WHEN IT COMES TO SOMETHING

STARS FELL ON ALABAMA Jimmy Buffett

Moonlight and magnolia, starlight in your hair All the world a dream come true Did it really happen, was I really there Was I really there with you Chorus We lived our little drama, we kissed

LA VIE DANSANTE Jimmy Buffett

They can can come take it all away Break your heart in the light of day Drown your love in a distant bay So lonely See the ship heading for the rocks See the time melting off the clocks There's

Six String Music Jimmy Buffett

Turn off the TV Turn off the crap Kick off your high heels Climb up in my lap And I'll play music A song from me to you Simple six string music A ballad or the blues No interruptions from

Cuban Crime of Passion Jimmy Buffett

Billy Voltaire was a piano player up from Miami way He used to play in the bars, he could sound like the stars The ladies would pay and pay Then one night he did wind up playin' in Havana town And

Beach House On The Moon Jimmy Buffett

Cameron's getting logical, A Vulcan in disguise, The mysteries of the night are Putting sparkle in his eyes.

Calaloo Jimmy Buffett

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

JOLLY MON Jimmy Buffett

Jolly Mon sang for his supper every night The people fed him well 'cause he treated them so right Of Jolly Mon sing Oh make Orion ring And they wanted him to sing on the islands near and far He

Jolly Mon Sing Jimmy Buffett

There is a tale that the island people tell Don't care if it is true 'cause I love it so well Jolly Mon sang for his supper every night The people fed him well 'cause he treated them so right Of Jolly

CHANSON POUR LES PETITS ENFANTS Jimmy Buffett

Moon 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

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

Santa's stressed out as the holiday season draws near He's been doing the same job now going on two thousand years He's got pains in his brain and chimney scars cover his buns He hates to admit it

A Frenchman For The Night Jimmy Buffett

>From his driftwood castle Comes a song I've heard before A scratchy gramophone cuts to the bone "La Vie En Rose" arpeggios So the dream begins And the song is amplified Buy the Beaujolais,

HIGH CUMBERLAND DILEMMA Jimmy Buffett

It's been a little fever and maybe Bucky Beaver Who made me pull the lever and leave once again We chose just not to marry but go ahead and carry All of our earthly goods and go to live out in the

Where's The Party (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

Every night the stars come out to light another town Just because I'm lonely doesn't mean that gets me down I cruise the local drive in watching lovers holding hands Like movie stills of Coupe de Villes

Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit Jimmy Buffett

Grapefruit Bathing suit Chew a little Juicy Fruit Wash away the night Drive-in Guzzle gin Commit a little mortal sin It's good for the soul.

Grapefruit - Juicy Fruit Jimmy Buffett

Grapefruit Bathing suit Chew a little Juicy Fruit Wash away the night Drive-in Guzzle gin Commit a little mortal sin It's good for the soul.

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

LANDFALL Jimmy Buffett

in eight by five room Just crusin' to the sound of the big deisel boom It's not close quarters that would make me snap It's just dealing with the daily unadulterated crap Sail away for a month at

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.

CHANGES IN LATITUDES, CHANGES IN ATTITUDES Jimmy Buffett

I took off for a weekend last month Just to try and recall the whole year. All of the faces and all of the places, wonderin' where they all disappeared.

AFRICAN FRIEND Jimmy Buffett

He spoke to the cabbie and smiled The driver replied "Vieux ou noveaux?" As he motioned the dark man inside.

ISLAND Jimmy Buffett

Island I see you in the distance I feel that your existence Is not unlike my own Island they say no man is like you They say you stand alone Sometimes I feel that way too Is it the need for love

STARS ON THE WATER Jimmy Buffett

Down in Louisiana bayous by and by Perogue pole or your natural soul Keeps you tied to a tree high tide Beer joint lights come on And then the crowd starts rollin' in Chorus: (Pretty soon you

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

BRAND NEW COUNTRY STAR Jimmy Buffett

Well, he out grew his sequin suit Sold his Trailways bus Let his hair get a little too long Duck tails bit the dust His custom made, pearl inlaid guitar slipped from his hands And in it's place

Champagne Si, Agua No Jimmy Buffett

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!

STORIES WE COULD TELL Jimmy Buffett

that we could sit upon the bed in some hotel And listen to the stories we could tell Stared at that guitar in that museum in Tennessee Name plate on the glass brought back twenty melodies Scars

Stories We Could Tell (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

could sit upon The bed in some hotel And listen to the stories We could tell Stared at that guitar In that museum in Tennessee Name plate on the glass brought back Twenty melodies Scars upon the face

WHEN THE WILD LIFE BETRAYS ME Jimmy Buffett

Can't believe I'm still here With the morning so near And last night so unclear I see a trembling hand And a cold wedding band Wonder where do I stand?

ACE Jimmy Buffett

It hardly seems a long time just a minute of the day When the man who stood beside me more than gave himself away The food stain on his spotted shirt a gray beard on his face A man composed of many

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

Vampires, Mummies And The Holy Ghost Jimmy Buffett

Looked in my laptop what did I see A flashing message said today therapy Rather walk through fire Than converse with my shrink But I'm getting better That's what some people think Talk about

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.

Homemade Music (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

I ain't no video king I still have to sing For my supper each night You stand on the benches I play in the trenches Beneath the big spotlights Lived in a suitcase for half of my years I got strange

RINGLING, RINGLING Jimmy Buffett

Ringling, Ringling Slippin' away Only forty people, livin' there today Streets are dusty and the bank has been torn down It's a dyin' little town Church windows broken That place ain't been used

Mental Floss Jimmy Buffett

I'd like to be a jellyfish 'Cause jellyfish don't pay rent They don't walk and they don't talk With some Euro-trash accent They're just simple protoplasm Clear as cellophane They ride the winds

Waiting For The Next Explosion Jimmy Buffett

Over in China they got smart real fast That's where they invented the man made blast. They lost a few infers and some bamboo shacks, But they gave birth to a tribe of pyromaniacs.

HOMEMADE MUSIC Jimmy Buffett

I ain't no video king I still have to sing For my supper each night You stand on the benches I play in the trenches Beneath the big spotlights Lived in a suitcase for half of my years I got

PASCAGOULA RUN Jimmy Buffett

Billy pulled in in a Jaguar Red convertible sixty-five Headed home to Mississippi, he'd been around the world He was that black sheep uncle of mine His ship had come in, he was lookin' to sin

CHEESEBURGER IN PARADISE Jimmy Buffett

But at night I'd have these wonderful dreams Some kind of sensuous treat. Not zucchini, fettucini, or bulgar wheat, But a big warm bun and a huge hunk of meat. Cheeseburger is paradise.

NOBODY SPEAKS TO THE CAPTAIN NO MORE Jimmy Buffett

He was a fugitive with a pseudo name Lost his mind in a hurricane Coconut upside his head People said he'd be better dead Cause his glory days are gone Sits on the shore with his saxophone and

TRUCKSTOP SALVATION Jimmy Buffett

Straight-laced leather-faced he rolled in like he owned the two-bit town Dollar bills bulging from his bell bottomed jeans The population they gathered 'round Nothing this exciting since a fertilizer

Oysters And Pearls Jimmy Buffett

Lindbergh left Long Island in 1927 Thumbed his nose at gravity And climbed into the heavens.

The Pascagoula Run Jimmy Buffett

Billy pulled in in a Jaguar Red convertible sixty five Headed home to Mississippi he'd been around the world He was that black sheep uncle of mine His ship had come in he was lookin' to sin He was singing

Bob Robert's Society Band Jimmy Buffett

Well, You've heard about the alligators sleepin' in the shade You've heard heard about the sugar barons screwin' up the 'glades It's a melting pot existence That is hard to contemplate And a never ending

THE WINO AND I KNOW Jimmy Buffett

The 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.

COME MONDAY Jimmy Buffett

Headin' 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.

COCONUT TELEGRAPH Jimmy Buffett

Tuesday on the island Not much goin' on The parties are all over They ended just past dawn But the jungle drums are beating With the tales from late last night Cause the stories bear repeating