A Sailor's Christmas
Composer(s): Jimmy Buffett; Roger Guth
Performer(s): Jimmy Buffett



Sail on the horizons gotta landfall rendezvous 
Captain steers a well-known course, he steers straight and true 
As he trims the sheets, he sings a song 
He learned on boats and bars 
Sailor spends his Christmas in a harbour 'neath the stars 

He's traveled through the doldrums, typhoons and hurricanes 
He's logged a million soggy miles with water on his brain 
But Christmas is the season better suited for dry land

He'll tell some lies, meet some spies 
And dance barefoot in the sand 

(Chorus) 
The sailor spends his Christmas in a harbour on the hook 
Caye con les, no work today, let's shell the ol' log book 
The waterfront is reveling, the season has begun 
The sailor spends his Christmas in a harbour having fun

There's a party down at Le Selecte, music, rum and cheers 
Faces in the shadows, God, I haven't seen for years 
A mast and shroud fill with lights 
'Neath the waning of the moon 
They're an airy celebration in the realm of King Neptune

(Chorus) 

Jesus was a fisherman who walked upon the sea 
The North Pole is ocean's remote frozen balcony 
The continents keep drifting but the children sing and play 
'Cause nothing really matters, after all it's Christmas day 

The sailor spends his Christmas in a harbour on the hook
Vaye con les, no work today, he read it in a book 
The waterfront is reveling, the season has begun 
A sailor spends his Christmas in a harbour having fun 
A sailor spends his Christmas in a harbour having fun 
Havin' fun... havin' fun...havin' fun