Jimmy Buffett - Coconut Telegraph (Coconut Telegraph)
By: Jimmy Buffett
1980
For the gang at the Fish House
Tuesday on the island
Not much goin' on
The parties are all over
They ended just past dawn
The jungle drums are beating
With the tales from late last night
'Cause stories bear repeating
For everyone's delight
Chorus:
You can hear 'em on the coconut telegraph (telegraph)
Can't keep nothin' under their hat
You can hear 'em on the coconut telegraph (telegraph)
Sayin' who did dis and dat
Dis and dat, Dis and dat
Now I'm not one to deal in gossip
But was he that big a fool
To do a belly-buster high dive
And miss the entire pool
And what became of sweet Melissa
And the boy nobody knew
Did Ricardo ever find her
I swear it's just between me and you
Chorus:
But you can hear it on the coconut telegraph (telegraph)
By now everybody knows
You can hear it on the coconut telegraph (telegraph)
Just who comes and goes
Comes and goes, comes and goes
La, la la la, la la la
La, la la la, la la la
La, la la la, (la la la la la la la)
La, la la la, (la la la la la la oooooh)
Ah!
It's hump day on the island
The lines have all gone dead
All the juicy news is history
I guess everything's been said
But when the eagle flies on Friday
And the boys break out the rum
And the joint begins to jumpin'
And you'll hear those hot lines hum
Chorus:
Ah, put it on the coconut telegraph (telegraph)
All the celebration and the stress
Baby put it on the coconut telegraph (telegraph)
In twenty-five words or less
I want to hear it on the coconut telgraph (telegraph)
All the celebration and the stress
Baby put it on the coconut telegraph (telegraph)
In twenty-five words or less
Dis and dat, Comes and goes
Dis and dat, Comes and goes
Coconut Telegraph - Jimmy Buffett (04:04)
Coconut Telegraph Jimmy Buffet
And Buffett is nothing but background noise crap for drunk frat boys.
Author: Newgrass - 8 months, 1 week ago
2
When you go to Buffett concert it's all about the party and there was certainly lots of booze and pot and coke out there that night on Biscayne Bay. Nobody died but some of us woke up in unusual places missing some clothes...what's wrong with that?
Author: eldridgebeaver - 2 months ago
3
whoaa there fella! i may be 16 but i am no dummy!
a lot of music out there today is, indeed, good. however i do hate the pot is worse than alcohol argument. i believe it was at woodstock a group of high-as-a-kite hell's angels stomped a man to death. plus people who drive high are as impared as drunken drivers. while both are bad, i dont believe marijuana is better than alcohol
Author: SunnuvaSunnuvaSa - 8 months, 1 week ago
4
I was at this concert at Miamarina and still not sure how i got home...but it was a hoot
Author: mobegone - 1 year, 1 month ago
5
Whoever's bad mouthing Jimmy is ridiculous. He's amazing. I have a landshark tattoo, and I'm going to his concert in Tampa & Raleigh. I love him. FINS UP PARROTHEADS!!!!!!
Author: PVParody - 1 year ago
6
not a damn thing!!!!!!!!!!
Author: 513bigjohn - 1 month, 3 weeks ago
7
F1NZUP!!! FLA PARROTHEAD!!!
Author: sipescook - 4 months, 2 weeks ago
8
What are you talking about? I was a huge Parrothead way before I went to a concert. It doesn't take a concert to know anything about Buffett. All you need to know is how to have a good time.
Author: ESB1138 - 1 year, 5 months ago
9
Long Live BoB!!!!!
Author: purosbran - 8 months, 3 weeks ago
10
Anybody have any video from Somewhere over China Tour? I can't find any! That was a great concert. It had a short film with Harrison Ford offering to fly Buffet's plane.
Author: troubleman730 - 1 year, 5 months ago
11
the coral reefers are the best
Author: mikeN609 - 1 year, 6 months ago
12
Thanks for posting. This was the time to see Buffett. I started to see him back in 90, and it has gone downhill ever since then. would have loved to see him in the 70s or 80s.