It's a Big Old Goofy World Songtext
von Jimmy Buffett

Well, well, well did we have a good night or what?
I love it, because I
I came to this town with, uh, with an acoustic guitar, and uh
Don′t know what the hell was going to happen, and
And Chicago loved me, and I love it back, and I always have, thank you very much

A couple o' years ago we played this love place across town called "Riggly Field," and uh
When we closed that show, uh, I always do a Steve Goodman song, and uhm
I did over there, but I thought tonight in another stadium, on another side o′ town
Another great friend o' mine from Chicago, uh, kinda summed it all up
So, uh, here's a little John Prian song for you to-, to close the night out, and-

Big Old Goofy World
Think about it


Up in the morning
I work like a dog
It′s better than sittin′
Like a bump on a log
Mind all your manners
Be quiet as a mouse
Some day, you'll own a home
That′s as big as a house

Now I know a fella
He eats like a horse
Knocks his old balls
Around the old golf course

Billy Sherrill
Hey, you oughta see his wife
She's a cute little dish
She smokes like a chimney
Drinks like a fish

Hey, there′s a big old goofy man
Dancing with a big old goofy girl
Ooh, baby
It's a big old goofy world


Now Elvis had a woman
With a head like a rock
I wished I had a woman
That could made my knees knock
She′d sing like an angel
And she eat like a bird
And if I wrote a song
She'd know ever single word

So, you kiss a little baby
And you give the world a smile
If you take an inch
You give 'em back a mile
′Cause if you lie like a rug
And you don′t give a damn
You're never gonna be
Happy as a clam

And there′s a big old goofy man
Dancing with a big old goofy girl
Ooh, baby
It's a big old goofy world

So, I′m sittin' in my hotel
Always trying to write a song
But my head is as empty
As the day is long
Why, it′s clear as a bell
I should have stayed in school
I'd be wiser than an owl
Instead of stubborn as a mule

Yeah, and there's a big old goofy man
Dancing with a big old goofy girl
Ooh, baby
We live in a big old goofy world
I love it!

Yeah, big old goofy crowd
Dancing with a big old goofy girl
Hey, Chicago!
It′s a big old goofy world
Hey baby, It′s a big old goofy world
But it's the only one we got!

Take care!
We′ll see some of you Saturday night, have a nice summer