Lyrics to
Ain’t He A Genius?

This version of Ain’T He A Genius? was released by Jimmy Buffett in 1970.

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See the lady
Smiles as if to tell
Her son remembers everyone
Treats ’em all quite well
He never asked for promises
And now his fame is wide
And everyone who knew him well shares a little pride

Ain’t he a genius?
The boy’s become a star
And he smiles upon the faces
Who wish they could go far

Not long ago they criticized
The genius only wrote
And now they listen spellbound
With lumps caught in their throats

His virtue was sheer poverty
His vice was reading plays
While other children starved and fought
He learned just what to say
Through tension and confession
He beat the monster down
Then surfaced in society no longer underground

Now they remember
Talk only of his good
While jealousy flows in their veins
And says I wish I could

Ain’t he a genius?

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About Lyrics and Ain’T He A Genius? by Jimmy Buffett

The lyrics for Ain’T He A Genius? are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1970 song by Jimmy Buffett. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to Ain’T He A Genius? have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for Ain’T He A Genius? - Jimmy Buffett and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

If you have an interest in the structure of words and phrases, you can dissect the lyrics to Ain’T He A Genius? by Jimmy Buffett in multiple ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Ain’T He A Genius?" means the words set to the music of Ain’T He A Genius?, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Jimmy Buffett. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Ain’T He A Genius? and the lyrics to Ain’T He A Genius? are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Jimmy Buffett who came here looking just for the lyrics to Ain’T He A Genius?, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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