The King of Beasts
By: jimmy buffett
Stashed his trash in ecuador Bought a good suit of clothes Flew on up to mexico Standin' by the shore Waitin' for some mystery man To pay him for his time But thinkin' about all the money he'd made Couldn't help to ease his mind Havana daydreamin' Boy he's just dreamin' His life away His daddy chopped that sugar cane One day he fell dead Jesus had a wanderin' feelin' Swimmin' around in his head Sailin' on a midnight boat There were no questions asked The water so green and the air was so clean He just stuck right to his task Havana daydreamin' Boy he's just schemin' His life away (instrumental) Ceilin' fan it stirs the air Cigar smoke does swirl The fragrance on the pillowcase And he thinks about the girl Spillin' wine and sharin' good times She sure could make him smile He pays her well but what the hell He'll be movin' in a little while Havana daydreamin' Boy he's just dreamin' His life away Havana daydreamin' Boy he'll be dreamin' His life away
"As a dreamer of dreams and a travelin' man I have chalked up many a mile. Read dozens of books about heroes and crooks, And I've learned much from both of their styles." ~ Jimmy Buffett
"I don't see much sense in that," said Rabbit. "No," said Pooh humbly, "there isn't. But there was going to be when I began it. It's just that something happened to it along the way."”
jimmy buffett
one particular harbor
IA ORA TE NATURA E MEA AROFA TEIE AO NEI IA ORA TE NATURA E MEA AROFA TEIE AO NEI I know I don’t get there often enough But God knows I sure do try It’s a magic kind of medicine That no doctor could prescribe I used to rule my world from a pay phone And ships out on the sea But now times are rough And I got too much stuff Can’t explain the likes of me Chorus: But there’s this one particular harbour So far yet so near Where I see the days as they fade away And finally disappear But now I think about the good times Down in the Caribbean sunshine In my younger days I was so bad Laughin’ about all the fun we had I’ve seen enough to feel the world spin Mixin’ different oceans meetin’ cousins Listen to the drummers and the night sounds Listen to the singers make the world go ’round IA ORA TE NATURA E MEA AROFA TEIE AO NEI IA ORA TE NATURA E MEA AROFA TEIE AO NEI Lakes below the mountains Flow into the sea Like oils applied to canvas They permeate through me And there’s that one particular harbour Sheltered from the wind Where the children play on the shore each day And all are safe within Most mysterious calling harbour So far but yet so near I can see the day when my hair’s full gray And I finally disappear IA ORA TE NATURA E MEA AROFA TEIE AO NEI IA ORA TE NATURA E MEA AROFA TEIE AO NEI UA PAU TE MAITAI NO TE FENUA RE ZAI NOA RA TE ORA O TE MITIE
The Thunder
1 Hip and 2 Hamstring reconstructions later…
A Pirate Looks at Forty - Jimmy Buffet
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 Most of themdream, most of them dream Yes I am a pirate, two hundred years too late The cannons don’t thunder, there’s nothing to plunder I’m an over forty victim of fate Arriving too late, arriving too late I’ve done a bit of smuggling, I’ve run my share of grass I made enough money to buy Miami, but I pissed it away so fast Never meant to last, never meant to last And I have been drunk now for over two weeks I passed out and I rallied and I sprung a few leaks But I got stop wishing, got to go fishing Down to rock bottom again Just a few friends, just a few friends SOLO I go for younger women, lived with several awhile Though I ran them away, they’d come back one day Still could manage to smile Just takes a while, just takes a while Mother, mother ocean, after all the years I’ve found My occupational hazard being my occupation’s just not around I feel like I’ve drowned, gonna head uptown I feel like I’ve drowned, going to head uptown