With a six-string and a grin, you'd take the stage,
Spinnin' tales of adventure, love and age.
From Key West to Mobile Bay,
You showed us how to live life our own way.
In the land of sun and sea
Where the palm trees sway and the gulf breeze blows free
There's a son of a son of a sailor man
Who sang of life, love, and a pirate's plan
Oh, Jimmy, your legacy sails on,
In every boat drink, and every island song.
You took us to Havana, to Volcano's roar,
We'll ride the tides of memory, forevermore.
With every sunset, your stories remain,
On the waves of time, we'll speak your name.
Parrotheads unite, let's raise our hands high,
For the man who showed us how to touch the sky.
With flowered shirts and flip-flop soles,
We found ourselves and bared our souls.
In Margaritaville, we learned to cope,
With lost shakers of salt and wasted hope.
But you taught us to laugh, to love, to sing,
To find joy in every little thing.
Now your last trip around the sun's complete,
But your spirit lingers on every street.
In Key West sunsets and Nashville nights,
Your music lets us know that everything will be alright.
Oh, Jimmy, your legacy sails on,
In every boat drink, and every island song.
You took us to Havana, to Volcano's roar,
We'll ride the tides of memory, forevermore.
With every sunset, your stories remain,
On the waves of time, we'll speak your name.
With cheeseburgers in paradise and toes in the sand,
We'll keep your spirit alive across this land.
Jimmy, you showed us how to live free,
Now your songs chart our way on life's wild sea.
With cheeseburgers in paradise, toes in the sand,
We'll keep your spirit alive across this land.
Jimmy, you showed us how to live free,
Now your songs chart our way across life's wild sea.