Jimmy Buffett
Bob Roberts Society Band
Written by - Jimmy Buffett
From - Banana Wind
Well, you've heard about the alligators sleepin' in the shade 
You've heard heard about the sugar barons screwin' up the 'glades
It's a melting pot existence 
That is hard to contemplate 
And 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 age 
The forties comes to life on a make-shift stage

Chorus:
It's the Bob Roberts Society Band
Playing every Sunday at the Orange Grove Stand
They don't play grunge and they don't play loud
It's the magic of the music that still draws a crowd

Well, the word goes out 
From Melbourne to the Keys
The faithful get the message 
Like it's written on the breeze
Young folks, old folks
'Bout to cut a rug 
Fox Trot, Bunny Hop
Do the Jitterbug

To the Bob Roberts Society Band
Playing every Sunday at the Orange Grove Stand
They don't play grunge and they don't play loud
It's the magic of the music that still draws a crowd

I saw mini vans from Boca
Buses from Perrine
There were people speaking Hindu 
In the bar-b-que line
A couple on their honeymoon 
Looked 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 alone 
Then she sauntered oh so gently to the vacant microphone
She sounded like she's someone and never missed a beat
By the time the number ended they were dancin' in the street

They'd died and gone to heaven
That lively little crowd
Trombones and saxophones 
Sent 'em through the clouds
It could have gone all night 
But the party had to stop
When they blew the circuit breaker 
In the souvenir shop

Chorus (2 x's)

Oh...yeah!
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