Name: A Pirate Looks At 40
Duration: P00H03M33S
Description: I've been a Jimmy Buffet fan (parrot head) for as long as I can remember. But A Pirate Looks At 40 has always been my favorite of his songs. So, when I learned of his passing away I knew I had to do a cover of this song in tribute to him. Rest easy in Margaritaville eating all the cheeseburgers in Paradise, dodging the volcanos and sharks and know that come Monday everything will be alright.

A Pirate Looks At 40

by Allen Palmgren & The Great Lakes Surf Pyrates

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I've been a Jimmy Buffet fan (parrot head) for as long as I can remember. But A Pirate Looks At 40 has always been my favorite of his songs. So, when I learned of his passing away I knew I had to do a cover of this song in tribute to him. Rest easy in Margaritaville eating all the cheeseburgers in Paradise, dodging the volcanos and sharks and know that come Monday everything will be alright.

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Mother, 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', and 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 to stop wishin', got to go fishin'
Down to rock bottom again
Just a few friends, just a few friends
I go for younger women, lived with several a while
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
I feel like I've drowned, gonna head uptown

Written by Jimmy Buffet

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released September 3, 2023
Song writer: Jimmy Buffet
All instruments and vocals: Allen Palmgren
Recorded at Bad Badger Studio
Allen Palmgren Music
Mucha Musica Records, LLC

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Allen Palmgren & The Great Lakes Surf Pyrates Escanaba, Michigan

Hello and thanks for visiting my artist page. I am an instrumental artist focusing on the surf rock genre. I write and produce original music in the genre as well as arranging covers of popular music with a surf instrumental flair occassionally dabbling in vocal music as well. Your support is greatly appreciated. It is what allows me to continue working producing awesome, twangy, surf sounds! ... more

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