“Wasted away again in Margaritaville,
Searchin' for my lost shaker of salt.
Some people claim that there's a woman to blame,
But I know it's nobody's fault.”

Margaritaville
Song lyrics, Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes (1977)

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American singer–songwriter and businessman 1946

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