Jimmy Buffett – Morris Nightmare (Guitar Intro)

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Words and Music by Jimmy Buffett and Tim Krekel From the Album: You Had to Be There Note: This song features some nagging from Morris' wife, which is spoken over verse 7. I've included the spoken words after verse 7 for clarity.
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Down in the islands where the happy folks stay

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Everybody do what Bwana Jim say

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He say, "It's o-kay, it's o-kay"
[Verse 2]
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You could do what you wanna, do what you like

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Twist a big ol' number, ride a motorbike

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It's alright, it's alright
[Bridge 1]
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Dance to the drum, drink a lot of rum

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Love 'til you come to a stop!
[Verse 3]
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Swing like a monkey in a coconut tree

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Sing like the dolphins in the deep blue sea

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Sing, it's alright, it's alright
spkn: "how does Fred Neil do it? Come on Jay Spell" [Instrumental Verse] C G C C G C [Verse 4]
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You know people in the city got nowhere to go

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They used to go to bars now they go to disco

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No, no, no disco, uh-uh, no.
[Verse 5]
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They never see the sun, they hardly see the moon

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They barely see the ground 'til the snow melts in June

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Uptight, it's out of sight
[Bridge 2]
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So they save a little money, take a little trip

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They only see the islands from a tacky cruise ship!
[Verse 6]
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Buy a little liquor, buy some sea shells

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Husband tries to sleep, wife just yells

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Morris, you can sleep when you get home
spkn: "Morris, oh for Christ sakes, Morris, you can sleep when you get home!" [Verse 7]
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Down in the islands where the happy folks stay

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Everybody do what Bwana man say

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He say, "It's o-kay, it's o-kay."

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It's alright, it's alright

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Do what you wanna, do what you like!
[Verse 7 - spoken] N.C. "This is supposed to be a vacation, you know. We come all the way down here to Miami. We could go someplace nice, like Sea World. I'd like to go see To, Tony Orlando's playing in Miami Beach. We could do some nice things, I mean. But no, what do we do? We have to go to this goddamn swamp. This is a swamp, Morris, you call this an island? This is a resort? This is just terrible. Morris, are you listening to me?