Quotes by Jimmy Buffett

“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 holdupCost me two good years.”

“He went to Paris, looking for answersTo 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 cheesesPu...”

“Now he lives in the islands, fishes the pilin'sAnd 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...”

“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 dru...”

“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.”

“Come Monday, it'll be all right.Come Monday, I'll be holding you tight.I spent four lonely days in a brown L.A. hazeAnd I just want you back by my side.”

“Mother, mother ocean, I have heard you call.Wanted to sail upon your watersSince 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...”

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

“These changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes,Nothing remains quite the same.Through all of the islands and all of the highlands,If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane.”

“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.”

“I blew out my flip flop,Stepped on a pop top,Cut my heel, had to cruise on back home.But there's booze in the blender,And soon it will renderThat frozen concoction that helps me hang on.”

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

“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.”

“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.”

“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...”

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

“Please don't say mañana if you don't mean itI 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.”

“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...”

“Now, I don't know,I don't know where I'm a gonna goWhen the volcano blow.”

“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.”