Tampico Trauma Lyrics - Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes - Jimmy Buffett

By: Jimmy Buffett 

1977 

I must look a mess I must admit 

But I have been travelling quite a bit 

South of the Border 

Where the law and order 

Is kept by Federales who just grin 

And tell you they just want to be your friend 

I left for Tampico last July 

I jumped off that boat I almost died 

There to greet us 

Were pretty senoritas 

I swore that I would not go home then 

All those lovely ladies were my friends 

Whoa, those sweet chiquitas they don't pretend 

-- Spoken: "Como esta, Capitain..." 

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That is all I really want to say 

I was thrown out of the country yesterday 

See I was, drinkin' double 

Causin' lots of trouble 

When the man looked in the window of the bar and he grinned 

And said, "If you come back we just may not be your friend" 

"I don't want to see you 'round here again" 

"If you come back next time we may not..." (Hidy ho' boys!) 

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