Jimmy Buffett-Last Mango In Paris

I went down to Captain Tony's
To get out of the heat
I heard a voice call out to me
"Son come have a seat"
I had to search my memory
As I looked into those eyes
Our lives changed like the weather
But a legend never dies
Chorus:
He said I ate the last mango in Paris
I took the last plane out of Saigon
Took the first fast boat to China
And Jimmy there's still so much to be done
I had a third world girl in Buzios
With a pistol in each hand
She always kept me covered
As we moved from land to land
I had a damn good run on Wall Street
With my high fashion model wife
I woke up dry beneath the African sky
Just me and my Swiss Army knife
Chorus
We shot the breeze for hours
As the sun fell from the sky
And like the sun he disappeared
Before my very eyes
It was somewhere past dark-thirty
As I went back to the head
I read upon the dingy walls
The words the old man said:
Repeat Chorus 2X

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[badqual]

it is last tango I think?

[BubbaModee]

@badqual It's Mango, fruit.

[sconto1]

I crossed the bridge on the river Kwai

I stood next to the lion head in Singapore

I climbed a pyramid in Egypt

I floated down the canals of Venice

I played a part in ending the Cold War

I helped liberate a country from tyranny

And Jimmy there's still so much to be done

[PoppaBlue59]

@sconto1 I never made it to the far East, but I did eat a mango in Paris, and I did help keep the Cold War cold.

[BubbaModee]

@PoppaBlue59 Thank you for your service to our country Poppa.

[BubbaModee]

@sconto1 Thank you for your service to our country sconto.

[CrimsonChampions]

I ate the last Beautiful Mango in Key West

I served 22 years in the Navy (I had the Watch)

I Was in GTMO, Granada, Iraq, Panama, and 17 other countries

I caught the last train out of Triesta Italy

I caught a ride in Greece with the last Taxi to my Ship

I out run the Turkish Police helping a shipmate

[RogueGoverment]

Thanks for posting this...One of my favorite songs from JB...And yes, if you ever go to Capt. Tony's "the words the old man said" are actually on the dingy wall in the mens room. I've been to Capt Tony's at least 10 times, I always stop in for a drink when I'm in Key West. If I live half the life Capt. Tony lived I would have a very rich life, I tell you, the man knew how to live life to the fullest...RIP Capt. Tony, you weren't cheated out of anything...

[MissClavelle]

I thought it was: "Took the first pass port to China"

[marty34156]

@sconto1

Thank you for your services man. If there is anyone who proves no matter what you do there is still so much more that can be accomplished in life it is soldiers like yourself!

[domcplnc]

I wrote this on a wall in a bar bathroom in Korea. I hope somebody got the joke.

[ThePugmister]

I went to China this Summer with an orginazation called People to People Stuident Ambassitors and I'm going to travel the world with them one peace at a time. Only one Country at a time. And I didn't see all of China

[darkyoda]

The story is a tribute to Captain Tony. Tony and Hemmingway were good friends and spent much of their time in Captain Tony's bar. Much of the song is based in true exploits that the Captain did in his 92 years.