"Down to the Banana Republics
Down to the tropical sun
Go the expatriated Americans
Hopin' to find some fun
Some of them go for the sailing
Brought by the lure of the sea
Tryin' to find what is ailing
Living in the land of the free
Some of them are running to lovers
Leaving no forward address
Some of them are running tons of ganja
Some are running from the IRS
Late at night you will find them
In the cheap hotels and bars
Hustling the senioritas
While they dance beneath the stars
Spending those renegade pesos
on a bottle of rum and a lime
Singin' give me some words I can dance to
Or a melody that rhymes..."
Released in 1977 on his breakthrough album "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes", Banana Republics is one of my all time favorite Jimmy Buffett songs.
I re-edited this image yesterday. Best viewed large.
Don't know the song or album but will investigate. .
feel like they are there !