Sing Along...Margaritaville

Sorry, just need a cruise bad and Margaritaville always gets me in the cruising mood...

Nibblin on sponge cake
Watchin the sun bake
All of those tourists covered with oil
Strummin my six-string
On my front porch swing
Smell those shrimp theyre beginnin to boil

Chorus:
Wastin away again in margaritaville
Searching for my lost shaker of salt
Some people claim that theres a woman to blame
But I know its nobodys fault

I dont know the reason
I stayed here all season
Nothin to show but this brand new tattoo
But its a real beauty
A mexican cutie
How it got here I havent a clue

Chorus:
Wastin away again in margaritaville
Searchin for my lost shaker of salt
Some people claim that theres a woman to blame
Now I think
Hell, it could be my fault

I blew out my flip-flop
Stepped on a pop-top
Cut my heel had to cruise on back home
But theres booze in the blender
And soon it will render
That frozen concoction that helps me hang on

Wastin away again in margaritaville
Searching for my lost shaker of salt
Some people claim that theres a woman to blame
But I know its my own damn fault
Yes and some people claim that theres a woman to blame
And I know its my own damn fault

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Any fellow Parrotheads in the house?

NEVER APOLOGIZE for getting us to sing along to Jimmy Buffett!!

How About

Cheeseburger in Paradise

Tried to amend my carnivorous habits.
Made it nearly seventy days,
Losin' weight without speed, eatin' sunflower seeds,
Drinkin' lots of carrot juice and soakin' up rays.

But at night I'd have these wonderful dreams
Some kind of sensuous treat.
Not zucchini, fettuccini, or bulgur wheat,
But a big warm bun and a huge hunk of meat.

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.

Heard about the old time sailor men,
They eat the same thing again and again;
Warm beer and bread they say could raise the dead.
Well, it reminds me of the menu at a Holiday Inn.

But times have changed for sailors these days.
When I'm in port I get what I need;
Not just Havanas or banana or daiquiris,
But that American creation on which I feed!

Cheeseburger is paradise medium rare with mustard'd be nice
Not too particular, not too precise
I'm just a cheeseburger in paradise.

I like mine with lettuce and tomato
Heinz 57 and french fried potatoes
Big kosher pickle and a cold draught beer
Well, good god Almighty which way do I steer

For a cheeseburger in paradise
Makin' the best of every virtue and vice.
Worth every damn bit of sacrifice
To get a cheeseburger in paradise;
To be a cheeseburger in paradise.
I'm just a cheeseburger in paradise.

Hi TB!

Hello, my name is Cathy & I'm a cruiseaholic! How long has it been since your last cruise? I just got back from one on 1/27 & I'm dying for a cruise - don't even have one planned (yet)!

Feeling your pain!

Hi Cathy! LOL I think most of us feel that pain even if we just off a cruise!

Jimmy Buffett - Come Monday Lyrics




Headin' up to San Francisco
for the Labor Day weekend show,
I've got my hush-puppies on,
I guess I never was meant for
glitter rock and roll.
And honey I didn't know
that I'd be missin' you so.

[Chorus:]
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. haze
and I just want you back by my side.

Yes it's been quite a summer,
rent-a-cars and west bound trains.
And now you're off on vacation,
somethin' you tried to explain.
And darlin' I love you so that's
the reason I just let you go.

[Chorus]

I can't help it honey,
you're that much a part of me now.
Remember the night in Montana when
we said there'd be no room for doubt.

I hope you're enjoyin' the scenery,
I know that it's pretty up there.
We can go hikin on Tuesday,
with you I'd walk anywhere.
California has worn me quite thin,
I just can't wait to see you again.

[Chorus]

Another Parrot Head here!! Parrot Heads and cruising seem to go hand in hand. I think I am going to feel right at home here. So let me introduce myself. I go by OceanGoingGal but my name is Laura. I live in Lakeland Florida. I moved here last year from NH. I got tired of freezin my beehiney off. I love to cruise or I would not be here. I do not have anything on the books for the near future. I am booked on Carnival Pride on March 22, 2009 for a 14 day cruise from Los Angeles to Miami. I do belong to another cruise related website that I have belonged to for a long time. I have made many good friends since I took up cruising way back in the dark ages of 1983. So to you all I say Hello!!!

Hi OceanGoingGal, we're glad you're here!! And, unlike other boards, we don't mind that you belong to other cruise chat boards but we do hope you'll help spread the word that Cruise Freeks is here (to stay)

Trip Around The Sun

[Jimmy:]
Hear 'em singing happy birthday
Better think about the wish I make
This year gone by
Ain't been a piece of cake.

[Martina:]
Every day's a revolution
Pull it together and it comes undone
Just one more candle and a trip around the sun.

[Jimmy and Martina:]
I'm just hanging on while this old world keeps spinning
And it's good to know it's out of my control.
If there's one thing that I've learned from all this living
Is that it wouldn't change a thing if I let go.

[Martina:]
No you never see it coming,
Always wind up wondering where it went.

[Jimmy:]
Only time will tell
If it was time well spent.
It's another revelation,

[Martina:]
Celebrating what I should have done
With these souvenirs of my trip around the sun.

[Martina and Jimmy:]
I'm just hanging on while this old world keeps spinning
And it's good to know it's out of my control.
If there's one thing I have learned from all this living
Is that it wouldn't change a thing if I let go.

[Bridge]

[Jimmy:]
Yes I'll make a resolution

[Martina:]
That I'll never make another one.

[Jimmy and Martina:]
Just enjoy this ride on my
Trip around the sun.
Just enjoy this ride
On my trip around the sun...
Trip around the sun.

What is it about Jimmy Buffet that just puts a smile on most people's faces?

I was shopping Wegmans (grocery store) & they have their whole summer area set up. It included a palm tree, margarita glasses, etc. You get close to the tree & what do you hear? Jimmy Buffet playing softly to get you in the mood!!

Towanda

NYC PD wrote:

What is it about Jimmy Buffet that just puts a smile on most people's faces?

Well?

Does it put a smile on your face ??



(The "other Vic")

I'd sing "Banana Wind", but I forgot the words ....

Our last cruise was April of last year with our Military Moms group............so I feel your pcd (post cruise depression)............we do have another booked for next year so it's not too bad knowing there is another waiting to take us away from it all.

mytee4ever wrote:

I was shopping Wegmans (grocery store) & they have their whole summer area set up. It included a palm tree, margarita glasses, etc. You get close to the tree & what do you hear? Jimmy Buffet playing softly to get you in the mood!!

Towanda

If they had a chair I would've sat down and said the the shoping can wait!!!!

Good to see there are some OTHER Parrotheads around here!
I'm a card carrying member of ST. MINNESOMEPLACE Parrothead Club in Minneapolis, MN.

One of the biggest reasons we got into CRUISING was to find our own slice of "Margaritaville". Love the music, love the lifestyle.

Road trippin' down to ALPINE VALLEY, WI next month to see JIMMY live in concert. (again) That's what we "Parrotheads" do...head to the concerts, and party it up with good friends, & good music.

Good to meet ya.........

71 hours to Jimmy Buffett live at Alpine Valley!

ROADTRIP!~ Have a great weekend folks!

NDJollyMon wrote:

71 hours to Jimmy Buffett live at Alpine Valley!

ROADTRIP!~ Have a great weekend folks!

Did you go??!? How was it?!?!

We roadtripped about 1,500 miles total for the outdoor concert/tailgate. The tailgate party is second to NONE! This was the biggest party I've ever seen! I can't even explain some of the things I saw there. I thought I was the only crazy person! NOT! Everyone tailgates about 6-8 hours prior to the show. Then, they cram over 35,000 drunk people together on a hillside for the concert...and sell us more liquor!

The concert was great! Fingers Taylor came on as a guest (Jimmy's previous long time harmonica player) which was a real treat for Parrotheads! The threat of rain loomed...but it held off until after the show. During the show there was an almost full moon, and stars shining brightly. Awesome!

My only complaint was...it wasn't loud enough. Sound doesn't make it all the way to the back very well (outdoors)...and a crowd of 35,000 drunk screaming fans are LOUD! But...the experience was second to NONE! Great show...will try to do this annually. (if possible!) (my truck ate nearly $400 in gasoline...OUCH!)