THE GREAT FILLING STATION HOLDUP
(Buffett)
Jimmy Buffett - 1973


I pulled into the regular pump 
I was feelin' quite at ease 
I rolled down my window and told the man, "Fifty cents worth please" 
Then out jumped my partner with his trusty pellet gun 
He said, "Boy this is a holdup, keep 'a pumpin' and don't run" 

CHORUS: 
And now I wish I was somewhere other than here 
Down in some honky tonk, sippin' on a beer 
Yes I wish I was somewhere other than here 
Because that great fillin' station holdup 
Cost me two good years 

We got fifteen dollars and a can of STP 
A big ol' jar of cashew nuts and a Japanese TV 
Feelin' we had pulled the biggest heist of our career 
We're wanted men, we'll strike again 
But first let's have a beer 

CHORUS

(Guitar Solo) 

We were sittin' in the Krystal 
About as drunk as we could be 
In walks the deputy sheriff 
And he's holdin' our TV 
Roughed us, then he cuffed us 
And he took us off to jail 
No pictures on a poster, no reward and no bail 

CHORUS:

Yes that great fillin' station holdup 
It cost me two good years