Jimmy Buffett: Trending quotes (page 3)

“Can't you feel 'em circlin' honey?
Can't you feel 'em swimmin' around?
You got fins to the left, fins to the right,
And you're the only bait in town.
You got fins to the left, fins to the right,
And you're the only girl in town.”

Jimmy Buffett

Fins, written with Deborah McColl, Barry Chance, and Tom Corcoran
Song lyrics, Volcano (1979)

Feeling , Girl

“Now he lives in the islands, fishes the pilin's
And drinks his green label each day,
He's writing his memoirs and losing his hearing,
But he don't care what most people say.
Through eighty-six years of perpetual motion,
If he likes you he'll smile then he'll say,
Jimmy, some of it's magic, some of it's tragic,
But I had a good life all the way.”

Jimmy Buffett

He Went to Paris
Song lyrics, A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean (1973)

Life , People , Smile , Way

“As the son of a son of a sailor,
I went out on the sea for adventure.
Expanding the view of the captain and crew
Like a man just released from indenture.”

Jimmy Buffett

Son of a Son of a Sailor
Song lyrics, Son of a Son of a Sailor (1978)

Sea

“He went to Paris, looking for answers
To questions that bothered him so.
He was impressive, young and aggressive,
Saving the world on his own.
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.”

Jimmy Buffett

He Went to Paris
Song lyrics, A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean (1973)

World , Question , Wine , Winter

“I never used to miss the chance to climb up on his knee
And listen to the many tales of life upon the sea.
We'd go sailing back on Barkentines we'd talk of things he did
Tomorrow just a day away, for the Captain and the kid.”

Jimmy Buffett

The Captain and the Kid
Song lyrics, Down to Earth (1970)

Life , Chance , Sea

“The Great Filling Station Holdup”

Jimmy Buffett

Song lyrics, A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean (1973)

“Boat drinks.
Waitress, I need two more boat drinks.
Then I'm headin south 'fore my dream shrinks.
I gotta go where it's warm.”

Jimmy Buffett

Boat Drinks
Song lyrics, Volcano (1979)

Dreams , Drink

“Son of a son, son of a son, son of a son of a sailor.
Son of a gun; load the last ton,
One step ahead of the jailer.”

Jimmy Buffett

Son of a Son of a Sailor
Song lyrics, Son of a Son of a Sailor (1978)

“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 treasure
That few have ever seen.
Most of them dreams,
Most of them dreams.”

Jimmy Buffett

A Pirate Looks at Forty
Song lyrics, A1A (1974)

Men , Dreams , Water

“I really do appreciate the fact you're sittin' here.
Your voice sounds so wonderful,
But your face don't look too clear.
So, Barmaid, bring a pitcher, another round of brew.
Honey, why don't we get drunk and screw.”

Jimmy Buffett

Why Don't We Get Drunk (and Screw)
Song lyrics, A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean (1973)

“We're gypsies in the palace, he's left us here alone.
The order of the Sleepless Knights will now assume the throne.
We ain't got no money, we ain't got no right,
But we're gypsies in the palace, we got it all tonight.”

Jimmy Buffett

Gypsies in the Palace, written with Glenn Frey and Will Jennings
Song lyrics, Last Mango in Paris (1985)

Money

“Mother, mother ocean, after all these years I've found
My occupational hazard being my occupations just not around.
I feel like I've drowned,
Gonna head uptown.”

Jimmy Buffett

A Pirate Looks at Forty
Song lyrics, A1A (1974)

Feeling

“I wish I had a pencil-thin mustache,
the "Boston Blackie" kind.
Or a two-toned Ricky Ricardo jacket,
And an autographed picture of Andy Divine.”

Jimmy Buffett

Pencil Thin Mustache
Song lyrics, Living & Dying in 3/4 Time (1974)

“We’ve gotta roll with the punches
Learn to play all of our hunches.
Makin’ the best of whatever comes your way.
Forget that blind ambition
And learn to trust your intuition.
Plowin’ straight ahead come what may.”

Jimmy Buffett

Cowboy in the Jungle
Song lyrics, Son of a Son of a Sailor (1978)

Way , Learning , Forgetting

“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.But there's this one particular harbour,
So far but yet so near.
Where I see the days as they fade away,
And finally disappear.”

Jimmy Buffett

One Particular Harbour, written with Bobby Holcomb
Song lyrics, One Particular Harbour (1983)

World , Time , Sea

“Cheeseburger is paradise.
Heaven on earth with an onion slice.
Not too particular, not too precise.
I'm just a cheeseburger in paradise.I like mine with lettuce and tomato,
Heinz Fifty-seven and French fried potatoes.
Big kosher pickle and a cold draft beer.
Well, good God Almighty, which way do I steer?
For my cheeseburger in paradise.”

Jimmy Buffett

Cheeseburger in Paradise
Song lyrics, Son of a Son of a Sailor (1978)

God , Way , Beer

“And now I wish I was somewhere other than here,
Down in some honky tonk, sippin' on a beer.
Yes, I wish I was somewhere other than here.
'Cause that great fillin' station holdup
Cost me two good years.”

Jimmy Buffett

Song lyrics, A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean (1973)

Beer

“Please don't say mañana if you don't mean it
I have heard those words for so very long.
Don't try to describe the ocean if you've never seen it.
Don't ever forget that you just may wind up being wrong.”

Jimmy Buffett

Mañana
Song lyrics, Son of a Son of a Sailor (1978)

Forgetting