Lyrics of the Week, 29 October 2015

  • Larry Chamberlin
    8 years ago

    Jimmy Buffet is usually associated with Margaritaville, Cheeseburger in Paradise and other songs from his early years in the 1970s. However, he has continued penning great songs all through the years. These two come from his 1995 album, Barometer Soup: the title song and Barefoot children in the Rain.

    These songs appeal to opposite ends of the age spectrum. Barometer soup is about resting in paradise after the hard work has been done. I would take it as my retirement theme song, except that I will never retire. Barefoot Children celebrates the innocence of youth and succeeds in letting the listener recapture it for a few moments.

    Barometer Soup by Jimmy Buffet

    Follow in my wake
    You've not that much at stake
    For I have plowed the seas
    And smoothed the troubled waters
    Come along let's have some fun
    The hard work has been done
    We'll barrel roll into the sun
    Just for starters

    Just for starters
    Barometer's my soup
    I'm descended from a deck-hand on a sloop
    I travel on the song lines
    That only dreamers see
    Not known for predictability

    Come and follow in our wake
    You've not that much at stake
    For we have plowed the seas
    And smoothed the troubled waters
    Come along let's have some fun
    Seems our work is done
    We'll barrel roll into the sun
    Just for starters

    Sail the main course
    In a simple sturdy craft
    Keep her well stocked
    With short stories and long laughs
    Go fast enough to get there
    But slow enough to see
    Moderation seems to be the key

    Constantly searchin'
    Oh my eyes have seen some horizons
    And I've crossed the ocean for more than just thrills
    No I'm not the first
    Won't be the last
    You lust for the future
    But treasure the past

    Follow in my wake
    You've not as much at stake
    For I have plowed the seas
    And smoothed the troubled waters
    Come along let's have some fun
    The hard work has been done
    We'll barrel roll into the sun
    Just for starters
    We'll barrel roll into the sun
    Just for starters
    We'll barrel roll into the sun
    Just for starters

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ddqn6JiWMN8

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    Barefoot Children in the Rain by Jimmy Buffet

    Scratch my back with a lightning bolt
    Thunder rolls like a bass drum note
    The sound of the weather is Heaven's ragtime band

    We all fell down from the Milky Way
    Hangin' 'round here till the Judgment Day
    Heaven only knows who is in command

    Barefoot children in the rain
    Got no need to explain
    We'd be swingin' on a ball and chain
    It's always understood by those who play the game
    Barefoot children in the rain

    Show me yours and I'll show you mine
    Take me back to days full of monkeyshines
    Bouncin' on a bubble full of trouble in the summer sun

    Keep your raft from the riverboat
    Fiction over fact always has my vote
    And wrinkles only go where the smiles have been

    Barefoot children in the rain
    Got no need to explain
    We'd be swingin' on a ball and chain
    It's always understood by those who play the game
    Barefoot children in the rain

    Barefoot children in the rain

    Scratch my back with a lightning bolt
    Thunder rolls like a bass drum note
    The sound of the weather is Heaven's ragtime band

    The sky turns blue and the sun appears
    But the question's still what are we doin' here
    I don't think the answer's close at hand

    Barefoot children in the rain
    Got no need to explain
    We'd be swingin' on a ball and chain
    It's always understood by those who play the game
    Barefoot children in the rain

    In the rain
    In the rain

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPm7NbR3ZNM