Lyrics to
Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit

This version of Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit was released by Jimmy Buffett in 1973.

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Grapefruit
Bathing suit
Chew a little Juicy Fruit
Wash away the night

Drive-in
Guzzle gin
Commit a little mortal sin
It’s good for the soul.

And oh, it gets so damn lonely
When you’re on the plane all alone
And if I had the money, Honey
I’d strap you in beside me
And never ever leave you
Leave you at home all alone and crying.

Ten speed
No need
My pick-up gets me where I please
Shuggin’ sown the street.
But I’ll be leavin’
In a little while
So close your eyes and I’ll
Be back real soon

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Jimmy Buffett has released many songs over the years besides Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit. 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 Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit by Jimmy Buffett

The lyrics to Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Jimmy Buffett used when the song was created in 1973. The lyrics to Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Jimmy Buffett and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit by Jimmy Buffett. 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 Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit" means the words set to the music of Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit, 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 Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit and the lyrics to Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit 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 Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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