From the recordings Through the Caribbean & South-Pacific, 4-Album BOX-SET of 'CRUISE COVERS', 5-Album Collection: C.B. COMPLETE, and Margaritaville
(Originally by 'Jimmy Buffett').
All Vocals & Instrumentation is by Charles ('Charlie') Belhumeur ('C.B.') performing as 'Chuck Brown: One-man Band' SOLO act. VOCALS plus GUITARS (lead, rhythm, slide, acoustic & electric) are recorded LIVE, together with C.B.'s self-produced instrumental 'backing track'. All MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) programming (drums/percussion, bass, keyboards, horns/brass, woodwinds, strings, synthesizers, etc), song arrangement, audio engineering, recording, editing, mixing & production is by C.B.
Lyrics
Nibblin' on sponge cake
Watchin' the sun bake
All of those tourists covered with oil
I'm strummin' my six string
On my front porch swing
Smell those shrimp, they're beginnin' to boil
Wastin' away again in Margaritaville
Searchin' for my lost shaker of salt
Well some people claim that there's a woman to blame
But I know, it's nobody's fault
I don't know the reason
I stayed here all season
Nothing to show but this brand new tattoo
But it's a real beauty
A Mexican cutie
How it got here, I haven't a clue
I'm wastin' away again in Margaritaville
I'm searchin' for my lost shaker of salt
Well some people claim that there's a woman to blame
But I know, it's nobody's fault
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I blew out my flip flop
And stepped on a pop top
I cut my heel and had to cruise on back home
But there's booze in the blender
And soon it will render
That frozen concoction that helps me hang on
I'm wastin' away again in Margaritaville
I'm searchin' for my lost shaker of salt
Well some people claim that there's a woman to blame
Now I think, hell, it could be my fault
Well some people claim that there's a woman to blame
But I know, it's my own damn fault