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Sending the old man home
By: jimmy buffett
1979
They're sendin' the old man home
Back where the buffalo roam
Out in the pacific, they say he was the best
Now he's in his "civies", headin' home like all the restHe'll never forget rosa lee
Or sleepless nights he fought upon the sea
He'll only have the memories
Or great books by james jones'cause they're sendin' the old man homeFaraway (faraway)
Faraway (faraway)
Another life so very far awayThey'll tear down the officers clubs
And write off the overdue subs
So let's drink to their memories
Our heroes and our pals
To those crazy navy flyers
To those swell hawaiian galsThe sailors will dance in the street
Then they'll mothball the whole damn fleet

We'll only have the picture books
Of land, and sea, and foam'cause they're sendin' the old man homeHe'll only have his memories
Or great books by james jones
'cause they're sendin' the old man homeNotes -
Background vocals: jimmy buffett, james taylor, deborah mccoll

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Jimmy Buffett (born December 25, 1946 in Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States) is a singer/songwriter, best known for his "island escapism" lifestyle and music including hits such as "Margaritaville" and "Come Monday". He has a rabid, but genial, cult following known as "Parrotheads." They call the youngest members "Parakeets."

Buffett has written three No. 1 best sellers. Tales from Margaritaville and Where Is Joe Merchant? both spent over seven months on the New York Times Best Seller fiction list. His book A Pirate Looks At Fifty went straight to No. 1 on the New York Times Bestseller non-fiction list, making him one of seven authors in that list's history to have reached No. 1 on both the fiction and non-fiction lists. The other six authors who have accomplished this are Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck, William Styron, Irving Wallace, Dr. Seuss and Mitch Albom. He also co-wrote two children's books, Jolly Mon and Trouble Dolls, with his eldest daughter, Savannah Jane Buffett.

"A Salty Piece of Land", was released on November 30, 2004, and included a CD single of the same title. The book was a New York Times best seller soon after its release.

His latest book, "Swine Not," hit bookshelves on May 13th. It's a colorful tale about a family that lives in a posh New York hotel while covertly smuggling in their pet pig named Rumpy.

On Jan 25, 2011, he did an unintentional stage dive whilst touring Australia. Thankfully, the good Mr. Buffett is a resilient bloke and was released from hospital the following day and doing fine.


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