Charted: 1977 Peaked at #8 ABC -- 12254 From the album "Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes" B-Side "Miss You So Badly" #1 Adult Contemporary hit
Nibbling on sponge cake, watching the sun bake All of those tourists covered with oil Strumming my six string on my front porch swing Smell those shrimp, they're beginning to boil
Chorus: Wasting away again in Margaritaville Searching for my lost shaker of salt Some people claim that there's a woman to blame But, I know it's nobody's fault
Don't know the reason that I stayed here all season With nothing to show, but this brand new tattoo But, it's a real beauty, a Mexican cutie How it got here, I haven't a clue
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I blew out my flip-flop, stepped on a pop top Cut my heel, had to cruise on back home But, there's booze in the blender And soon it will render That frozen concoction that helps me hang on
Wasting away again in Margaritaville Searching for my lost shaker of salt Some people claim that there's a woman to blame But, I know it's my own damn fault Yes, some people claim that there's a woman to blame And I know it's my own damn fault