Lyrics to
England

This version of England was released by Jimmy Buffett in 1971.

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I have watched as the sun went down
I have crashed as the room spun around
Now she’s gone, she can’t be found

And I’m down where I’ve been before
Sat and watched as she walked out the door
Can’t explain why the woman’s so
It’s gonna rain some more

Somebody told me the last word they heard her say was England
Somebody said that she mentioned the airline and the fare
Now I wonder if she’s there

‘Cause she took every cent of mine
Paid it all to the Pan Am line
Though she’s gone, I hope she’s fine
Fly love of mine

Somebody told me the last word they heard her say was England
Somebody said that she mentioned the airline and the fare
Now I wonder if she’s there

So tally-ho
Jolly good show
My woman’s gone to England

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Jimmy Buffett has released many songs over the years besides England. Jimmy Buffett released songs from 1970 to 2004 spanning across albums like Down To Earth, High Cumberland Jubilee, A White Sport Coat And A Pink Crustacean, A1A, Living And Dying In 3/4 Time, Havana Daydreamin', Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes, Son Of A Son Of A Sailor, Volcano, Coconut Telegraph, Somewhere Over China, One Particular Harbour, Riddles In The Sand, Last Mango In Paris, Floridays, Hot Water, Off To See The Lizard, Boats, Beaches, Bars & Ballads, Fruitcakes, Barometer Soup, Christmas Island, Banana Wind, Beach House On The Moon, Far Side Of The World, and License To Chill. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Jimmy Buffett.

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About Lyrics and England by Jimmy Buffett

The lyrics to England are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Jimmy Buffett in 1971. Elements of the lyrics to England are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Jimmy Buffett and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for England back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to England by Jimmy Buffett in a number of 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 England" means the words set to the music of England, 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 England and the lyrics to England 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 England, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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