(Jimmy Buffett)(Death of an Unpopular Poet)

I I once once knew knew a a popoetet
Who Who lived lived befbe ore fore his his timetime
He He and and his his dog dog Spspoooonerner
Who Would listenlisted enwhile while he he'd rhymedrhyme
Words .Words to to make make you ya haphappypy
Words Words to to make make you you crycry
Then Then one one day day the the popoetet
Suddsud enden ly ly did did diedie
But But he he left left bebehind hind a a clcloosetset
Filled filled with with verse verse and and rhymerhyme
Through And some through strsome ange strange tratran nssac actiontion
One one was was printprinted ed in in the the TimesTimes
And And evev eryery bobo dy dy's sesearcharchinin'
For For the the kiking ng of of un under degroundrgroundWell
Well they they found found him him down down in in Flor i Floridada
With With a a tombtomb stone stone for for a a crowncrown
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From his his book book that that costs cofour sts nine $4 ty 99nine
And I I won wonder der if if he he knowsknow
He's he's doin do quite in' this quite fthis inefine'Cause his
Cause books his are books all are best all sel bestsellerslers
His And pohis ems poems were were turned turned to to songssong
Had Had his his brothbro er ther on on a a talktalk showshow
Though Though they they nevnev er er got got aa longlong
And And now now he's he's cacalled lled im immor mortaltal
Yes Yes he's he's even ev taught en in taught scin hoolschool
They They say say he he used used his his ttal alentents
A A most most profipro cific ent ie tnt ooltool
But He he left left all all of of his his royal royaltiesties
To To SpoonSpooer nerhis his old old houndhound
GrowGrow in in' old old on on steak steak and and bbac aconon
In In a a dog dog house house ten ten feet feet 'round'round
And And evev eryery body bo wdy owon ndersders
Did Did he he reareal lly ly lose loose his his mindmind
No, No he he was was just just a a ppooetet
Who who lived lived bebe fore fore his his timetime
He He was was just just a a ppooetet