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Son Of A Son Of A Sailor

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[Intro]
E  D  A  E     E  D  A  E
[Verse]
As the Eson of a son of a sailor
I went Dout on the Asea for adEventure
ExApanding the view of the Ecaptain and crew
like a Bman just released from inEdenture
As a Edreamer of dreams and a travelin' man
I have Dchalked up Amany a Emile.
Read Adozens of books about Eheroes and crooks
and I Blearned much from both of their stEyles.
[Chorus]
DSon of a son, ASon of a son
Son of a son of a Esailor
DSon of a gun, ALoad the last ton
One step ahead of the Ejailor
[Verse]
Now Eway in the near future,
DSoutheast Aof disEorder
You can Ashake the hand of the manEgo man
As he Bgreets you at the Eborder
And the Elady she hails from trinidad,
DIsland Aof the Espices
ASalt for your meat, and Ecinnamon sweet
And the Brum is for all your good Evices.
[Bridge]
DHaul the sheet in as we Aride on the wind
That our fore-fathers harnessed beEfore us
DHear the bells ring as the Atight rigging sings
It's a son of a gun of a Echorus
[Solo]
D  A  E
D  A  E
[Verse]
Now Ewhere it all ends, I can't fathom my friends
If I Dknew I might Atoss out my Eanchor
ASo I'll cruise along always Esearching for songs
Not a Blawyer, a thief or a Ebanker
[Chorus]
DBut a son of a son, Ason of a son
Son of a son of a Esailor
DSon of a gun, Aload the last ton
One step ahead of the Ejailor
[Outro]
DI'm just a son of a son, Ason of a son
Son of a son of a Esailor
The Dsea's in my veins, my traAdition remains
I'm just glad I don't live in a Etrailer

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The story behind the song

This song embodies the spirit of Jimmy Buffett's "island escapism," a lifestyle he championed that blends country, rock, folk, and calypso with a focus on enjoying life and following passions. It's a tune that fits right into his world of tropical music. At its heart, it plays like a celebration of heritage and the call of the open sea.

AI-written from these sources:Jimmy Buffett — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Son Of A Son Of A Sailor

by Jimmy Buffett

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[Intro]

E D A E E D A E

[Verse]

As the son of a son of a sailor

D A E

I went out on the sea for adventure

A E

Expanding the view of the captain and crew

B E

like a man just released from indenture

As a dreamer of dreams and a travelin' man

D A E

I have chalked up many a mile.

A E

Read dozens of books about heroes and crooks

B E

and I learned much from both of their styles.

[Chorus]

D A

Son of a son, Son of a son

Son of a son of a sailor

D A

Son of a gun, Load the last ton

One step ahead of the jailor

[Verse]

Now way in the near future,

D A E

Southeast of disorder

A E

You can shake the hand of the mango man

B E

As he greets you at the border

And the lady she hails from trinidad,

D A E

Island of the spices

A E

Salt for your meat, and cinnamon sweet

B E

And the rum is for all your good vices.

[Bridge]

D A

Haul the sheet in as we ride on the wind

That our fore-fathers harnessed before us

D A

Hear the bells ring as the tight rigging sings

It's a son of a gun of a chorus

[Solo]

D A E

[Verse]

Now where it all ends, I can't fathom my friends

D A E

If I knew I might toss out my anchor

A E

So I'll cruise along always searching for songs

B E

Not a lawyer, a thief or a banker

[Chorus]

D A

But a son of a son, son of a son

Son of a son of a sailor

D A

Son of a gun, load the last ton

One step ahead of the jailor

[Outro]

D A

I'm just a son of a son, son of a son

Son of a son of a sailor

D A

The sea's in my veins, my tradition remains

I'm just glad I don't live in a trailer

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