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Jimmy Buffett A Pirate Looks At Forty Lyrics
Total views: 2 times this week / Rating: 8.86/10 [7 votes]Album: A-1-A / Original Release Date: 1974-12Genre: RockSong Duration: 3 min 55 sec
JIMMY BUFFETT
- A Pirate Looks At Forty Lyrics / with translationsMother, mother ocean, I have heard you call
Wanted to sail upon your waters since 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
And in your belly you hold the treasures few have ever seen
Most of 'em dream, most of 'em dream
Yes I am a pirate, two hundred years too late
The cannons don't thunder, there's nothin' to plunder
I'm an over-forty victim of fate
Arriving too late, arriving too late
I've done a bit of smugglin', I've run my share of grass
I made enough money to buy Miami, but I pissed it away so fast
Never meant to last, never meant to last
And I have been drunk now for over two weeks
I passed out and I rallied and I sprung a few leaks
But I got stop wishin', got to go fishin'
Down to rock bottom again
Just a few friends, just a few friends
(instrumental)
I go for younger women, lived with several awhile
Though I ran 'em away, they'd come back one day
Still could manage to smile
Just takes a while, just takes a while
Mother, mother ocean, after all the years I've found
My occupational hazard being my occupation's just not around
I feel like I've drowned, gonna head uptown
Coda:
I feel like I've drowned, gonna head uptown
Wanted to sail upon your waters since 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
And in your belly you hold the treasures few have ever seen
Most of 'em dream, most of 'em dream
Yes I am a pirate, two hundred years too late
The cannons don't thunder, there's nothin' to plunder
I'm an over-forty victim of fate
Arriving too late, arriving too late
I've done a bit of smugglin', I've run my share of grass
I made enough money to buy Miami, but I pissed it away so fast
Never meant to last, never meant to last
I passed out and I rallied and I sprung a few leaks
But I got stop wishin', got to go fishin'
Down to rock bottom again
Just a few friends, just a few friends
(instrumental)
I go for younger women, lived with several awhile
Though I ran 'em away, they'd come back one day
Still could manage to smile
Just takes a while, just takes a while
Mother, mother ocean, after all the years I've found
My occupational hazard being my occupation's just not around
I feel like I've drowned, gonna head uptown
Coda:
I feel like I've drowned, gonna head uptown
Facts about A Pirate Looks At Forty
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A Pirate Looks At Forty is written and performed by Jimmy Buffett.
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It is first released on December 01, 1974 as part of Jimmy Buffett's album "A-1-A" which includes 11 tracks in total. This song is the 6th track on this album.
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When it comes to the meaning of the lyrics, in his song 'A Pirate Looks at Forty', Jimmy Buffett is the one who goes through a self-exploratory journey, feeling like a pirate of the past or out of place and not good enough anymore. Through the ocean, he represents all his life experiences and time gone by, admitting his failures and wishing for a new beginning. A pirate looks at forty lyrics are more focused on reflecting, despair, nature, angst and nostalgia. However, the song does not give up on nostalgia and longing, regret and lost opportunities, struggles with addiction and relationships and loneliness. The singer mentions the smuggling of goods, the use of drugs and liaisons with younger women as part of the adult themes that might be inappropriate for children under 13. Though the lyrics are not vulgar, the topics covered imply a certain level of maturity that requires parental guidance.
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A Pirate Looks At Forty falls under the genre Rock.
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A Pirate Looks At Forty song length is 3 minutes and 55 seconds.
Who wrote A Pirate Looks At Forty lyrics?
A Pirate Looks At Forty is written and performed by Jimmy Buffett.
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When was A Pirate Looks At Forty released?
It is first released on December 01, 1974 as part of Jimmy Buffett's album "A-1-A" which includes 11 tracks in total. This song is the 6th track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind A Pirate Looks At Forty lyrics?
When it comes to the meaning of the lyrics, in his song 'A Pirate Looks at Forty', Jimmy Buffett is the one who goes through a self-exploratory journey, feeling like a pirate of the past or out of place and not good enough anymore. Through the ocean, he represents all his life experiences and time gone by, admitting his failures and wishing for a new beginning. A pirate looks at forty lyrics are more focused on reflecting, despair, nature, angst and nostalgia. However, the song does not give up on nostalgia and longing, regret and lost opportunities, struggles with addiction and relationships and loneliness. The singer mentions the smuggling of goods, the use of drugs and liaisons with younger women as part of the adult themes that might be inappropriate for children under 13. Though the lyrics are not vulgar, the topics covered imply a certain level of maturity that requires parental guidance.
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Which genre is A Pirate Looks At Forty?
A Pirate Looks At Forty falls under the genre Rock.
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How long is the song A Pirate Looks At Forty?
A Pirate Looks At Forty song length is 3 minutes and 55 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Jimmy BuffettRecord Label(s): 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc
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