By: jimmy buffett 1974 I wanna back to the island Where the shrimp boats tie up to the pilin’ Gimme oysters and beer For dinner every day of the year and i’ll feel fine I’ll feel fine Chorus: I wanna be there Wanna go back down and lie beside the sea there With a tin […]
By: jimmy buffett 1974 Nautical wheelers who call themselves sailors Play fiddle tunes under the stars Petticoats rustle, workin’ shoes scuffle Shuffle on down to the bar Where the jukebox is blastin’ and the liquor is flowin’ An occasional bottle of wine That’s ’cause everyone here is just more than contented To be livin’ and […]
By: jimmy buffett 1974 Squalls out on the gulf stream Big storm’s comin’ soon I passed out in my hammock And god i slept ’til way past noon Stood up and tried to focus I hoped i wouldn’t have to look far I knew i could use a bloody mary So i stumbled next door […]
By: jimmy buffett 1974 Whoa, 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 too clear I’m just livin’ in the sunshine Stay contented most of the time Yeah listenin’ to murphy, walker, and willis Sing me their […]
By: jimmy buffett 1974 Mother, mother ocean, i have heard you call Wanted to sail upon your waters since i was three feet tall You’ve seen it all, you’ve seen it all Watched the men who rode you switch from sails to steam And in your belly you hold the treasures few have ever seen […]
By: jimmy buffett 1974 I remember the smell of the creosote plant When we’d have to eat on easter with my crazy old uncle and aunt They lived in a big house, antebellum style (antebellum) And the winds would blow across the old bayou And i was a tranquil little child Chorus: Life was just […]
By: john b. sebastian 1974 Talkin’ to myself again Wonderin’ if this travellin’ is good Is there somethin’ else a’ doin’ We’d be doin’ if we could Chorus: But ah, the stories we could tell And if it all blows up and goes to hell I wish that we could sit upon a bed in […]
By: jimmy buffett 1974 Well now i’m in love with a fast-movin’ angel Dresses like the city girls do When we’re apart there’s no ache in my heart When we’re together we’re a hell of a crew Chorus: And i got presents to send you Even got money to lend you But honey i can […]
By: roger bartlett 1974 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 leavin’ this town as soon as i can Gonna stop off for awhile and […]
By: jimmy buffett, steve goodman 1974 Oh i took a wrong turn, it was the right turn My turn to have me a ball Boys at the shop told me just where to stop If i wanted to play for it all I didn’t know i’d find her on daytime tv My whole world lies […]
