Lyrics to
Woman Goin’ Crazy On Caroline Street

This version of Woman Goin’ Crazy On Caroline Street was released by Jimmy Buffett in 1976.

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There’s a woman goin’ crazy on Caroline street
Stoppin’ every man that she does meet
Sayin’ if you be gentle, if you be sweet
I’ll show you my place on Caroline street

She claimed in a loud voice to be a dancer
But I don’t think she’s cut a rug in years
Listens to the juke box for her answers
Slowly guzzles twenty-five cent beers
Talks about the men she’s known and then some
She’s seen them in her dreams and on the street
She slides her dapper legs from beneath the table
As if to reveal some kind of treat

Her lover left her stranded in Jamaica
And just right now she can’t recall his name
Perceiving she is the center of attention
And all the lurking eyes they look the same
Weather’s got the shrimpers in a frenzy
They’re horny and don’t need a good excuse
Someone yells and things just start erupting
In a flash all hell has broken loose

When I woke up and looked around the bar room
She was gone and I was black and blue
So be careful when you go to swing your partner
`Cause someone might just take a swing at you

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Jimmy Buffett has released many songs over the years besides Woman Goin’ Crazy On Caroline Street. 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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