A SAILOR'S CHRISTMAS
(Jimmy Buffett / Roger Guth)

Jimmy Buffet - 1996

 
Sail on the horizons gotta landfall rendezvous 
Captain steers a well-known course, he steers straight
& true 
As he trims the sheets, he sings a song 
He learned on boats and bars 
Sailor spends his Christmas in a harbour 'neath the
stars 

He's traveled through the doldrums, typhoons and
hurricanes 
He's logged a million soggy miles with water on his
brain 
But Christmas is the season better suited for dry land

He'll tell some lies, meet some spies 
And dance barefoot in the sand 

(Chorus) 
The sailor spends his Christmas in a harbour on the
hook 
Caye con les, no work today, let's shell the ol' log
book 
The waterfront is reveling, the season has begun 
The sailor spends his Christmas in a harbour having
fun. 

There's a party down at Le Selecte, music, rum and
cheers 
Faces in the shadows, God, I haven't seen for years 
A mast & shroud fill with lights 
'Neath the waning of the moon 
They're an airy celebration in the realm of King
Neptune. 

(Chorus) 

Jesus was a fisherman who walked upon the sea 
The North Pole is ocean's remote frozen balcony 
The continents keep drifting but the children sing and
play 
'Cause nothing really matters, after all it's
Christmas day 

The sailor spends his Christmas in a harbour on the
hook. 
Vaye con les, no work today, he read it in a book 
The waterfront is reveling, the season has begun 
A sailor spends his Christmas in a harbour having fun 
A sailor spends his Christmas in a harbour having fun 
Havin' fun... havin' fun...havin' fun