WE ARE THE PEOPLE OUR PARENTS WARNED US ABOUT Jimmy Buffett

smart Ain't it funny how we all turned out I guess we are the people our parents warned us about You know I could have worked the rigs when the money was big Or hopped a freighter south to Trinidad

Who Are We Trying to Fool? Jimmy Buffett

/ Paperman I'd like to toast your firm determination But human nature's got the best of me Ð I've never forced myself upon a lady / Iris You're about as subtle as artillery / Paperman I've been here

Oysters And Pearls Jimmy Buffett

We're a pretty mixed up bunch Of crazy human beans It's written on our rocket ships And in early cave wall scenes.

The Great Filling Station Holdup Jimmy Buffett

I pulled into the regular pump I was feelin' quite at ease I rolled down my window and told the man "Fifty cents worth, please" Then out jumped my partner With his trusty pellet gun He said, "Boy

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

Lone Palm Jimmy Buffett

My garden is filled with papayas and mangos My life is a mixture of reggaes and tangos Taste for the good life, I can live it no other way While out on the beach there are two empty chairs That

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

Migration (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

Lookin back at my background Tryin' to figure out How I ever got here Some things are still A mystery to me While others are much to clear I'm just livin' In the sunshine Stay contented most of the

THE WEATHER IS HERE, WISH YOU WERE BEAUTIFUL Jimmy Buffett

He worked hard all year just wanted a few weeks alone But his old lady's into modeling, She can't stay away from the phone Besides she bitches about the mosquitoes She says "Down there there is nothing

My Lovely Lady Jimmy Buffett

When I pay my bills Gonna leave these Tennessee hills Take my lady to the sea That's where we both come from That's where we both belong Think I'll go back to the Keys.

Champagne Si, Agua No Jimmy Buffett

If the water can't flow, the wine can! Champagne party in the lobby!

Fruitcakes Jimmy Buffett

Fruitcakes in the kitchen Fruitcakes on the street Struttin' naked through the cross walk In the middle of the week Half baked cookies in the oven Half baked people on the bus There's a little

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

Rely Ichliebelove

You can tell by the way we look we are dangerous We are the people our parents warned us about You can never rely, you can never rely on us We will never be good, we will never be good enough You can never

The Missionary Jimmy Buffett

I didn't know we were at war I've been away so long Trying to help once lost men Distinguish right from wrong I didn't know we killed the men Our leaders proud and strong The situation's changed

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

PRE-YOU Jimmy Buffett

Mysterious lost weekend in a land where time stands still Where people fall in love again just for one more thrill My girl and I went walking by the Caribbean sea Someone snorkled by raised her

Up On The Hill Jimmy Buffett

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

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.

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

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

JOLLY MON 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 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

MIGRATION Jimmy Buffett

Some things are stil a mystery to me While others are much to clear. I'm just livin' in the sunshine, Stay contented most of the time.

CHANGES IN LATITUDES, CHANGES IN ATTITUDES Jimmy Buffett

I didn't ponder the question too long; I was hungrey and went out for a bite. Ran into a chum with a bottle of rum, and we wound up drinkin' all night.

A Thousand Steps To Nowhere Jimmy Buffett

Your heart / Paperman Stay here / A thousand steps to nowhere That is all I see This night is asking questions Where and what for me / A thousand miles from Henny Who warned me from the start I feel

GYPSIES IN THE PALACE Jimmy Buffett

So long Boss, knock 'em dead, don't worry 'bout a thing Wish that we could come along, we'd love to hear you sing The limo's here, your bags are packed, the list is by the phone, Me and Snake will

IF IT ALL FALLS DOWN Jimmy Buffett

I never wanted to be A man of mystery My life's an open book by James Joyce and Agatha Christie Sometimes I get confused Somwhere around page two I live the perfect crime And crime pays more

AFRICAN FRIEND Jimmy Buffett

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

DALLAS Jimmy Buffett

If you ever get the chance to go to Dallas Take it from me, pass it by Cause you'll only sing the blues down in Dallas Take it from me, don't go and cry Chorus And I'm leaving this town as soon

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

WONDER WHY WE EVER GO HOME Jimmy Buffett

Years 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.

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

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

L'Air De La Louisiane (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

silents l'air de la Louisiane Toi et moi ne parlant pas en sucant d'la canne Pour un instant je suis content en l'air de la Louisiane Pour un instant je suis content en l'air de la Louisiane A walk in the

COME TO THE MOON Jimmy Buffett

There's a full earth tonight And Mars is big and bright And all our friends are flying in It's such a lovely sight Gravity never could hold me That is what you always told me So come to the moon

TURNABOUT Jimmy Buffett

As large as life she stood there Kissed my cheek and called my old nickname And though several years had passed Both of us still looked quite the same I said Hi, relaxed a bit then asked her how

COWBOY IN THE JUNGLE Jimmy Buffett

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

Cowboy In The Jungle (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

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

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

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.

WHY THE THINGS WE DO Jimmy Buffett

blues In the mornin' when you rise Aren't you glad to be alive Oh oh put on your barefoot shoes When you dance beneath the moon rainbow Can't you feel the afterglow Oh oh why the things we do

Why The Things We Do (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

do In the driftwood house you learn how to dream Truth is stranger that fishin' it seems Oh oh there's no earthly rules And the people come to hear him say Life's too short to live your way Oh oh who's

IN THE SHELTER Jimmy Buffett

In the shelter In the morning as the sun was brightly beaming I heard her cryin' out what is it all about I just don't know But I can't go back home Lonely princess All the days out on your own

KICK IT IN SECOND WIND Jimmy Buffett

One o'clock in the mornin', people pilin' into the door. Drinks are still comin' in and I'm barely hummin' and the audience is screamin' for more.

Kinja Rules Jimmy Buffett

The big enchilada is on his way / Senator Pullman Mr. Norman Paperman, I presume? Joinin' us in Kinja for de tourist boom?

CAPTAIN AMERICA Jimmy Buffett

and brawn of Mister Clean He's a lightin flash who makes the dash from one coast to the other To stop a crime or lend a dime or help his aging mother Captain America we love you, Captain America

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

Flesh And Bone Jimmy Buffett

If men came from Venus And women came from Mars, Then I'd be lunching with my boyfriends While you girls talked about cigars.

LOVELY CRUISE Jimmy Buffett

up This ones for you It's been a lovely cruise I'm sorry it's ended It's sad but it's true Honey it's been a lovely cruise These moments were left with May you always remember These moments are