Sending The Old Man Home Lyrics - Jimmy Buffett

Sending the Old Man Home 

By: Jimmy Buffett 

1979 

They're sendin' the old man home 

Back where the buffalo roam 

Out in the Pacific, they say he was the best 

Now he's in his "civies", headin' home like all the rest 

He'll never forget Rosa Lee 

Or sleepless nights he fought upon the sea 

He'll only have the memories 

Or great books by James Jones 

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'Cause they're sendin' the old man home 

Faraway (Faraway) 

Faraway (Faraway) 

Another life so very far away 

They'll tear down the officers clubs 

And write off the overdue subs 

So let's drink to their memories 

Our heroes and our pals 

To those crazy Navy flyers 

To those swell Hawaiian gals 

The sailors will dance in the street 

Then they'll mothball the whole damn fleet 

We'll only have the picture books 

Of land, and sea, and foam 

'Cause they're sendin' the old man home 

Photos 

He'll only have his memories 

Or great books by James Jones 

'Cause they're sendin' the old man home 

Notes - 

Background Vocals: Jimmy Buffett, James Taylor, Deborah McColl