Down to the Banana Republics Jimmy Buffett
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Down to the Banana Republics, down to the tropical sun,
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go the expatriated Americans, hopin' to find some fun.
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Some of them go for the sailing, called by the lure of the sea.
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Tryin' to find what is ailing, livin' in the land of the free.
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Some of them are running from lovers, leaving no forward address.
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Some of them are running tons of ganja,
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Some are running from the I.R.S.
[Chorus]
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Late at night you will find them,
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in the cheap hotels and bars,
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Hustling the señoritas while they dance beneath the stars.
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Spending those renegade pesos on a bottle of rum and a lime.
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Singin' give me some words I can dance to,
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or a melody that rhymes.
[Verse 2]
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First you learn the native customs, soon a word of Spanish or two.
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You know that you cannot trust them, 'cause they know they can't trust you.
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Expatriated Americans, feelin' so all alone,
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Telling themselves the same lies that they told themselves back home.
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
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Down to the Banana Republics, things aren't as warm as they seem,
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None of the natives are buying any second-hand American dreams.
[Chorus]
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Late at night you will find them, in the cheap hotels and bars,
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Hustling the señoritas while they dance beneath the stars.
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Spending those renegade pesos on a bottle of rum and a lime.
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Singin' give me some words I can dance to,
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or a melody that rhymes.
[Verse 4]
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Down to the Banana Republics, down to the tropical sun;
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go the expatriated Americans, hopin' to find some fun.
[Outro]
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