Twelve Volt Man

Album: One Particular Harbour (1983)
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  • Jimmy Buffett
    I never got a grip in penmanship
    Could never make those small l's flow
    Seldom found the trick to arithmetic
    Three plus two be faux pas
    But ask for some palm trees
    Or tales from the South Seas

    I never had the clout to knock one out
    But hitting was the name of my game
    Standing on third as the coaches conferred
    So close to my first claim to fame

    Just give me the steal sign
    And I'll make home plate mine
    And I just might turn some heads

    Sometimes I may get a little drastic
    Sometimes I just let my feelings show
    Sometimes I may be a bit sarcastic
    Most times that's the way the story goes

    Now I know this Joe down in Mexico
    He went there to work on his tan
    For years he's been plugged into blenders and songs
    They call him the Twelve Volt Man

    He don't need no charge card
    Just give him a die-hard
    And he'll make sparks fly round your head
    Or just ask for some palm trees
    Or tales from the South Seas
    And I'll make sparks fly round your head
    Round your head
    In your head
    In your head Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

  • Maggie from Waynesville, OhI really like this song. especially the lyrics:
    just ask for some palm trees
    Or tales from the South Seas
    And I'll make sparks fly round your head

    it sounds liek magic
  • Calen from Lake Forest Park, WaJimmy has said on many occasions that this is one of his favorite songs he wrote.
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