Morris' nightmare

By: jimmy buffett

1978

-- spoken:

"this is another new song we'd like to do for you now. it's a, tells the

Story of a lovely cruise ship couple. you know in november, the snowbirds

Start heading south down there, and you've seen them with the matching belt

And shoes, condo commandos, you know. so uh, hey that's good shit. i smell

It, alright, ooh. we better start this song before i get hungry. this is

Called 'morris' nightmare'."



Down in the islands where the happy folks stay

Everybody do what bwana jim say

He say its ok, it's ok



You can do what you wanna

Do what you like

Twist a big ol' number

Ride a motorbike

It's alright, it's alright



Dance to the drum

Drink a lot of rum

Love till you come to a stop



Swing like a monkey in a coconut tree

Sing like the dolphins in the deep blue sea

Sing it's alright, it's alright



-- spoken:

"how does fred neil do it? come on jay spell"



You know people in the city got nowhere to go

They used to go to bars now they go to discos

No, no, no disco (uh-uh, no)



They never see the sun

They hardly see the moon

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

Uptight, it's out of sight



So they save a little money

Take a little trip

They only see the islands from a tacky cruise ship



Buy a little liquor

Buy some sea shells

Husband tries to sleep

Wife just yells

Morris, you can sleep when you get home



Down in the islands where the happy folks stay

Everybody do what biwana man say

He say its ok, it's ok



It's alright, it's alright

Do what you wanna, do what you like



-- spoken:

"morris! oh for christ's sake morris, you can sleep when you get home. this

Is supposed to be a vacation you know. we come all the way down to miami. we

Could go someplace nice like seaworld. i would like to go see, tony orlando

Is playing in miami beach. we could do some nice things like that. but no,

What do we do, we have to go down to this goddamn swamp. this is a swamp

Morris. you call this an island? this is a resort? it's full of mosquitoes

And bugs and just is terrible morris. are you listening to me?"



"bitch, bitch, bitch!"




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