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A Pirate Looks At Forty

by The Great Lakes Surf Pyrates

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My rendition of my favorite Jimmy Buffet song.

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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 them dream, most of them dream

Yes I am a pirate, two hundred years too late
The cannons don't thunder, there's nothing to plunder
I'm an over-forty victim of fate
Arriving too late, arriving too late
I've done a bit of smuggling, 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 wishing, got to go fishing, 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 them 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
Writer/s: Jimmy Buffett
Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group

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released January 3, 2023
Arrangement by: Allen Palmgren
All instruments: Allen Palmgren
Vocals: Allen Palmgren

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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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