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

Railroad Lady Jimmy Buffett

She's a railroad lady Just a little bit shady Spending her days on the train She's a semi-good looker The fast rails they took 'er Now she's tryin', just tryin' to get home again.

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.

WEST NASHVILLE GRAND BALLROOM GOWN Jimmy Buffett

Standin' on side of the highway 4 exit A lady in tie die, a bag by her side Not really lookin' like anything special Saw Tennessee tags and she waved for a ride Sat right beside me as the meter

STRANGE BIRD Jimmy Buffett

Half fast and seldom seen He don't blip the radar screen On the deck below the dune Under the commander's moon Strange bird from a different nest Flying low not like all the rest God only knows

Strange Bird (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

Half fast and seldom seen He don't blip the radar screen On the deck below the dune Under the commander's moon Strange bird from a different nest Flying low not like all the rest God only knows where the

DEATH VALLEY LIVES Jimmy Buffett

It's the ways of her father If she's gonna change she hasn't done it yet And the desert is calling to me Run before the final trap is set All roads lead to the city Where the dudes and the dykes

SOMETHING SO FEMININE ABOUT A MANDOLIN Jimmy Buffett

It was late in the evenin' just a few of us pickin', but the lady she played so easy and fine.

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

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

BALLAD OF SPIDER JOHN Jimmy Buffett

Oh, I was a super market fool, I was a roll-the-bank, a stool pigeon, Robbing my hometown I thought I'd lost the blues, yes, I thought I'd paid my dues I thought I'd found the life to suit my style

Delaney Talks To Statues Jimmy Buffett

Delaney talks to statues As she dances 'round the pool She chases cats through roman ruins And stomps on big toadstools She speaks a language all her own That I cannot discover But she knows I

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

Fruitcakes Jimmy Buffett

mall Water bars and Brontosaurs Chinese modern lust Shake and bake life with the quake The secret's in the crust Chorus We lost our Martian rocket ship The high paid spokesman said Looks like

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

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

FINS Jimmy Buffett

It took her three days on the train. Lookin' for some peace and quiet; hoped to see the sun again. But now she lives down by the ocean. She's takin' care to look for sharks.

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.

Desdemona's Building A Rocket Ship Jimmy Buffett

Desdemona's Building A Rocket Ship And I've Got To Go A Women On A Mission Quite Familiar With Quasars Her Heart Is In A Kitchen But Her Soul Is In The Stars Crystal Clear On Logic But Short On Expertise

Mexico Jimmy Buffett

Verse WAY DOWN HERE YOU NEED A REASON TO MOVE FEEL A FOOL RUNNIN' YOUR STATE SIDE GAME LOSE YOUR LOAD LEAVE YOUR MIND BEHIND, BABY JAMES Chorus OH MEXICO IT SOUNDS SO SIMPLE I JUST GOT TO

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

MY BARRACUDA Jimmy Buffett

Well I saw this couple Just the other day Livin' under a bridge In a homeless way Like a million others All over this land Livin' day to day Without a master plan In this unforgiving world

My Barracuda (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

Well I saw this couple Just the other day Livin' under a bridge In a homeless way Like a million others All over this land Livin' day to day Without a master plan In this unforgiving world There ain't

LOVE IN DECLINE Jimmy Buffett

Left one in the drizzling rain Found one on the morning plane Leaving out his well-known line Bought her some gin - that did her in Now they're making love behind the occupied sign Chorus Just

THE WEATHER IS HERE, WISH YOU WERE BEAUTIFUL Jimmy Buffett

to do" Her goddamn phone never stops ringing He'll try the service in a day maybe two Well, he's on his third drink before the wheels of the plane leave the ground Making points with the stewardess

THE PERFECT PARTNER Jimmy Buffett

Look over here there;s a girl Iv'e never seen her before Her eyes are looking straight at you Across the crowded dancefloor Ooh she's smiling What a beautiful sight I got a funny feeling She's

The Perfect Partner (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

Look over here there's a girl I've never seen her before Her eyes are looking straight at you Across the crowded dance floor Ooh she's smiling What a beautiful sight I got a funny feeling She's gonna dance

Permanent Reminder Of A Jimmy Buffett

Her parents viewed the chief With shock and disbelief Looking for some other explanation. The Indian, her back was poised for an attack. She said 'a tattoo is a badge of validation'.

KING OF SOMEWHERE HOT Jimmy Buffett

I've traveled all around the world And there are places that still stand out to me But nowhere else can quite compare To my island in the sea My personal utopia a place to run to Where I can hide

King Of Somewhere Hot (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

I've traveled all around the world And there are places that still stand out to me But nowhere else can quite compare To my island in the sea My personal utopia a place to run to Where I can hide away

THE HANG OUT GANG Jimmy Buffett

The tour bus passed here yesterday Exciting all the fools who pay To see the naked lady in our yard The hang out gang is back in town Rumor has it going 'round they brought back Four new groupies

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.

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

RAGTOP DAY Jimmy Buffett

The five o'clock Friday blows I let it go I got to let it go I put on my weekend clothes Turn on the rock n' roll Throw all our cares away It's a ragtop day It's a ragtop day Classy little

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

IN THE SHELTER Jimmy Buffett

many trite expressions ended in forced rejections long ago Too many innocent faces too many far out places something's wrong Let me tell you that something's wrong It's been that way so long It's a

He Went to Paris Jimmy Buffett

But the warm Summer breezes The French wines and cheeses Put his ambition at bay And Summers and Winters Scattered like splinters And four or five years slipped away.

CHANGING CHANNELS Jimmy Buffett

Girl of a thousand faces From a long line of basket cases Daughter of a fortune teller Oh the lovely Isabella CHORUS She's changing channels Stayin' on her toes She's just changin' channels

SMART WOMAN (IN A REAL SHORT SKIRT) Jimmy Buffett

Bimbo limbo is where I've been I know you know that it's wearing me thin The times are changin' and it's about time I'm rearranging all the guilt in my mind Chorus I'm looking for a smart woman

Smart Woman (In A Real Short Skirt) (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

Bimbo limbo is where I've been I know you know that it's wearing me thin The times are changin' and it's about time I'm rearranging all the guilt in my mind I'm looking for a smart woman in a real

WHEN SALOME PLAYS THE DRUM Jimmy Buffett

When Salome plays the drum The crowd goes deaf and dumb Swept up by dark sensations Partially the heat More so it's the beat She moves in syncopation Gazelle on the run Skirts slit past her

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

LITTLE MISS MAGIC Jimmy Buffett

constantly amazed by the blades of the fan on the ceiling And the funny little faces she makes can't help but be appealing She loves to ride through the town with the top down Feel the warm breeze on her

CALIFORNIA PROMISES Jimmy Buffett

Beneath the moonlit sky Shadows walk beside the water Sad goodbyes whisperd on the shore Hear those wind chimes play They serenade the shadow lovers Sing and fade away Like California promises

SOMEWHERE OVER CHINA Jimmy Buffett

Just a semi normal person Thought he had the future planned Then he won some silly sweepstakes Now he had a hundred grand Never stopped to think of taxes He was gone before they knew With a flair

Somewhere Over China (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

Just a semi normal person Thought he had the future planned Then he won some silly sweepstakes Now he had a hundred grand Never stopped to think of taxes He was gone before they knew With a flair for old

Livin' It Up Jimmy Buffett

sights Ran all the red lights Burned all his bridges Now it's love on the run Livin' it up Is takin' all of his time But he ain't givin' it up It suits his temperament fine Up on the bandstand plays for a

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

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

Semi-True Stories Jimmy Buffett

He drove off to her place, And yelled out his feelings Among other stuff. It was too much tequila Or not quite enough It was too much tequila Or not quite enough.