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Saxophones

by Jimmy Buffett

from the album Meet Me In Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection
originally from the album Living And Dying In 3/4 Time

Lyrics

I cut my teeth on gumbo rock
Benny Spellman and Doctor John
Sweet Irma Thomas and Frog man Henry
Use to boogie woogie all night long
Though I love rock and roll the acoustic guitar
was the only way I had of becoming a star
I knew it recognized and traveling around
But they won’t play my record in my ol’ hometown

If I had saxophones
Big baritone, cleanin’ up the muddy breaks
If I had Saxophones
I could get some recognition from
that Mobile Alabama DJ

Livin’ by the ocean sometimes I get the notion
To take my Janey down town
We hang out in a funky little bar
They call it the Conky Tonk lounge
Were we all catch a buzz and play rock and roll
Grabbin’ everybody right down in their soul
When we get to cookin’ something’s still wrong
There’s still something missing from them good old songs

If I had saxophones
Big baritone, cleaning up the muddy breaks
If we had saxophones
I could make that joint shimmy like a big
California earthquake

If I had saxophones
Big baritones, cleaning up the muddy breaks
If we had saxophones
I could get some recognition from
that Mobile Alabama DJ

Spoken:
Finally we have saxophones, been waitin’ 35 years for those horns