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,

The Handiest Frenchman In The Caribbean Jimmy Buffett

Ensemble Hippolyte, Hippolyte Lamartine Handiest Frenchman in da Caribbean Got the Gull Reef Club sparkling and clean Bravo bon travou Mr.

The Night I Painted The Sky Jimmy Buffett

MAARTEN WITH MY FICTION ADDICTION TO RESTART THE FIRE A DREAMER'S REMEDY Verse INDEPENDENCE DAY AND ALL I REMEMBER WAS A MIDNIGHT RAINBOW THAT FELL FROM THE SKY AS I STAND ON THE BEACH I SLOWLY

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

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

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

LIVINGSTON SATURDAY NIGHT Jimmy Buffett

With any luck at all you might even get laid, 'Cause they're pickin' and a-kickin' on a Livingston Saturday Night.

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

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

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

Permanent Reminder Of A Jimmy Buffett

She was no marine back from the Philippines She was their pride and job, their incarnation. Her parents viewed the chief With shock and disbelief Looking for some other explanation.

Waiting For The Next Explosion Jimmy Buffett

Fire in the sky, lava in the ocean, Sittin' round waitin' for the next explosion Back in the fifties they thought it made good sense To teach all the school children about civil defense.

NOBODY SPEAKS TO THE CAPTAIN NO MORE Jimmy Buffett

beach made of promises he meant to keep Long ago (CHORUS) Nobody Speaks To The Captain No More Nobody talks about the war Hey what the hell were we fighting for Such a long long time ago (INSTRUMENTAL

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!

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.

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

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

Claus has a has escape 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

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.

Who Are We Trying to Fool? Jimmy Buffett

Iris I like to think my heart is just a muscle A muscle that I've learned to control I figured, hell, one harmless midnight tussle With you would rest quite easy on my soul / Now I see you're a tres

It's My Job (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

In the middle of late last night I was sittin' on a curb I didn't know what about but I was feeling quite disturbed A street sweeper came whistlin' by He was bouncin' every step It seemed strange how good

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

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.

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

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.

A Thousand Steps To Nowhere Jimmy Buffett

Iris A thousand steps / Paperman Obviously / Iris The Jewish cemetery / Paperman It may come in handy / Iris Let me get him.

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

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.

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

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

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

LANDFALL Jimmy Buffett

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 my life

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

STORIES WE COULD TELL Jimmy Buffett

Talkin' to myself again wonderin' if this traveling is good Is they're something else a doin' We'd be doin' if we could All the stories we could tell If it all blows up and goes to hell I wish

Stories We Could Tell (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

Talkin' to myself again Wonderin' if this traveling is good Is they're something else a doin' We'd be doin' if we could All the stories we could tell If it all blows up and goes to hell I wish that we

CLICHES Jimmy Buffett

She's got a ballpark figure He's got a ballpoint pen Travel around for weeks at a time Writin' down descriptions of the places they been She plays guitar but nothing fancy With no intention of becoming

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

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.

Oysters And Pearls Jimmy Buffett

When he returned to earth that night everything changed, For the pilot and the planet, everything was rearranged.

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

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

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

TRUCKSTOP SALVATION Jimmy Buffett

truck Blew a front tire and landed in the creek Everybody talkin' everybody strainin' Tryin' to get a little peek It's just the world they'll never know Not a country fair side show Reality they'll

Bank Of Bad Habits Jimmy Buffett

ONE BY ONE THEY'LL DO YOU IN THEY'RE BOUND TO TAKE THEIR TOLL THE WRONG THING IS THE RIGHT THING UNTIL YOU LOSE CONTROL I GOT THIS BANK OF BAD HABITS IN A CORNER OF MY SOUL Verse 2 LAST NIGHT

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

MEET ME IN MEMPHIS Jimmy Buffett

He's hold up down on Ramrod Key in the Tavernier Hotel Livin' out his loneliness like an oyster in a shell By days he pulls the trap lines By night he lives alone Don't really feel like company it's

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

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