Cheeseburger In Paradise
By: Jimmy Buffett
1978
Tried to amend my carnivorous
habits
Made it nearly seventy days
Losin' weight without speed, eatin' sunflower seeds
Drinkin' lots of carrot juice and soakin' up rays
But at night I'd had these
wonderful dreams
Some kind of sensuous treat
Not zuchinni, fettucini or bulghar wheat
But a big warm bun and a huge hunk of meat
Chorus:
Cheeseburger in paradise
(paradise)
Heaven on earth with an onion slice (paradise)
Not too particular not too
precise (paradise)
I'm just a cheeseburger in paradise
Heard about the old time
sailor men
They eat the same thing again and again
Warm beer and bread they said could
raise the dead
Well it reminds me of the menu at a Holiday Inn
Times have changed
for sailors these days
When I'm in port I get what I need
Not just Havanas or bananas or
daiquiris
But that American creation on which I feed
Chorus:
Cheeseburger in
paradise (paradise)
Medium rare with mustard 'be nice (paradise)
Heaven on earth with an
onion slice (paradise)
I'm just a cheeseburger in paradise
I like mine with
lettuce and tomato
Heinz 57 and french fried potatoes
Big kosher pickle and a cold draft
beer
Well good God Almighty which way do I steer for my
Chorus:
Cheeseburger
in paradise (paradise)
Makin' the best of every virtue and vice (paradise)
Worth every
damn bit of sacrifice (paradise)
To get a cheeseburger in paradise
To be a cheeseburger
in paradise
I'm just a cheeseburger in paradise
Coda:
I like mine with
lettuce and tomato
Heinz 57 and french fried potatoes
Big kosher pickle and a cold draft
beer
Well good God Almighty which way do I steer for my
