Jimmy Buffett - Bob Roberts Society Band Lyrics
[transcribed by linda h]Bob roberts society bandBy: jimmy buffett1996Well, youve heard about the alligators sleepin in the shadeYouve heard heard about the sugar barons screwin up the glades,Its a melting pot existanceThat is hard to contemplateAnd a never ending battle in the sunshine state.But far, far away from the front page news,Far, far away from the headline blues,Down a secondary road that severely shows its ageThe forties comes to life on a make-shift stage.Its the bob roberts society band.Playing every sunday at the orange grove stand.They dont play grunge and they dont play loud.Its the magic of the music that still draws a crowd.Well, the word goes outFrom melbourne to the keys.The faithful get the messageLike its written on the breeze.Young folks, old folks,bout to cut a rugFox trot, bunny hop,Do the jitterbug,To the bob roberts society band.Playing every sunday at the orange grove stand.They dont play grunge and they dont play loud.Its the magic of the music that still draws a crowd.I saw mini vans from boca,Buses from perrine.There were people speaking hinduIn the bar-b-que line.A couple on their honeymoonLooked a bit confused.But the boys in the band put em right in the mood.They played.....A lady dressed in purple started dancing all aloneThen she sauntered oh so gently to the vacant microphone.She sounded like shes someone and never missed a beat.By the time the number ended they were dancin in the street.Theyd died and gone to heaven,That lively little crowd,Trombones and saxophonesSent em through the clouds.It could have gone all nightBut the party had to stop.When they blew the circuit breakerIn the souvenir shop.Its the bob roberts society bandPlaying every sunday at the orange grove standThey dont play grunge and they dont play loudIts the magic of the music that still draws a crowd.Its the bob roberts society bandPlaying every sunday down at the orange grove standThey dont play grunge and they dont play loudIts the magic of the music that still draws a crowd.Oh-yea-a-a-ah!
