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- CHEESEBURGER IN PARADISE
- Jimmy Buffett
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- 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 have these wonderful dreams
- Some kind of sensuous treat
- Not zucchini, fettucini or bulgar wheat
- But a big warm bun and a huge hunk of meat
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- Cheeseburger in paradise
- Heaven on Earth with an onion slice
- Not too particular, not too precise
- 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
- But times change, 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
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- Cheeseburger in Paradise
- Medium rare with mustard be nice
- Heaven on Earth with an onion slice
- I'm just a Cheeseburger in Paradise
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- ** 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
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- Cheeseburger in Paradise
- Makin' the best of every virtue and vice
- Worth every damn bit of sacrifice to get a
- Cheeseburger in Paradise
- I need a Cheeseburger in Paradise
- I'm just a Cheeseburger in Paradise
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