Jamaica Mistaica

Album: Banana Wind (1996)
Play Video
  • Some folks say that I've got the perfect life
    Three swell kids, lots of toys and a lovely wife
    I fly, I sail, I throw caution to the wind
    Drift like a stratus cloud above the Caribbean

    But every now and then, the dragons come to call
    Just when you least expect it you'll be dodgin' cannonballs
    I've seen too much not to stay in touch
    With a world full of love and luck
    I've got a big suspicion 'bout ammunition
    I never forget to duck

    [Chorus:]
    Come back, come back back to Jamaica
    Don't chu know we made a big mistaica
    We'd be so sad if you told us good-bye
    And we promise not to shoot you out of the sky

    It was a beautiful day, the kind you want to toast
    We were tree top flyin' movin' west along the coast
    Then we landed in the water, just about my favorite thrill
    When some asshole started firing as we taxied to Negril

    Just about to lose my temper as I endeavored to explain
    We had only come for chicken we were not a ganja plane
    Well, you should have seen their faces when they finally realized
    We were not some coked up cowboy sporting guns and alibis

    [Chorus]

    They shot from the lighthouse, they shot from highway
    They shot from the top of the cliff, they had all gone haywire
    We're catchin' fire, and there wasn't even a spliff

    Well, the word got out all over the island
    Friends, strangers, they were all apologizin'
    Some thought me crazy foe being way too nice
    But it's just another shitty day in paradise

    [Chorus] Writer/s: JIM MAYER, JIMMY BUFFETT, PETER HAGEN MAYER, ROGER GUTH, RUSS KUNKEL
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 1

  • Vee from Virginia BeachI love the rhyming title, but the story is crazy & real life!
see more comments

Editor's Picks

Adam Duritz of Counting Crows

Adam Duritz of Counting CrowsSongwriter Interviews

"Mr. Jones" took on new meaning when the song about a misguided view of fame made Adam famous.

Gene Simmons of Kiss

Gene Simmons of KissSongwriter Interviews

The Kiss rocker covers a lot of ground in this interview, including why there are no Kiss collaborations, and why the Rock Hall has "become a sham."

Waiting For The Break of Day: Three Classic Songs About All-Nighters

Waiting For The Break of Day: Three Classic Songs About All-NightersSong Writing

These Three famous songs actually describe how they were written - late into the evening.

Famous Singers' First Films

Famous Singers' First FilmsSong Writing

A look at the good (Diana Ross, Eminem), the bad (Madonna, Bob Dylan) and the peculiar (David Bowie, Michael Jackson) film debuts of superstar singers.

Gavin Rossdale of Bush

Gavin Rossdale of BushSongwriter Interviews

On the "schizoid element" of his lyrics, and a famous line from "Everything Zen."

Kerry Livgren of Kansas

Kerry Livgren of KansasSongwriter Interviews

In this talk from the '80s, the Kansas frontman talks turning to God and writing "Dust In The Wind."