Bob Roberts Society Band

<br>[transcribed by linda h]<br><br>Bob roberts society band<br><br>By: jimmy buffett<br><br>1996<br><br>Well, youve heard about the alligators sleepin in the shade<br><br>Youve heard heard about the sugar barons screwin up the glades,<br><br>Its a melting pot existance<br><br>That is hard to contemplate<br><br>And a never ending battle in the sunshine state.<br><br><br><br>But far, far away from the front page news,<br><br>Far, far away from the headline blues,<br><br>Down a secondary road that severely shows its age<br><br>The forties comes to life on a make-shift stage.<br><br><br><br>Its the bob roberts society band.<br><br>Playing every sunday at the orange grove stand.<br><br>They dont play grunge and they dont play loud.<br><br>Its the magic of the music that still draws a crowd.<br><br><br><br>Well, the word goes out<br><br>From melbourne to the keys.<br><br>The faithful get the message<br><br>Like its written on the breeze.<br><br>Young folks, old folks,<br><br>bout to cut a rug<br><br>Fox trot, bunny hop,<br><br>Do the jitterbug,<br><br><br><br>To the bob roberts society band.<br><br>Playing every sunday at the orange grove stand.<br><br>They dont play grunge and they dont play loud.<br><br>Its the magic of the music that still draws a crowd.<br><br><br><br>I saw mini vans from boca,<br><br>Buses from perrine.<br><br>There were people speaking hindu<br><br>In the bar-b-que line.<br><br>A couple on their honeymoon<br><br>Looked a bit confused.<br><br>But the boys in the band put em right in the mood.<br><br>They played.....<br><br><br><br>A lady dressed in purple started dancing all alone<br><br>Then she sauntered oh so gently to the vacant microphone.<br><br>She sounded like shes someone and never missed a beat.<br><br>By the time the number ended they were dancin in the street.<br><br><br><br>Theyd died and gone to heaven,<br><br>That lively little crowd,<br><br>Trombones and saxophones<br><br>Sent em through the clouds.<br><br>It could have gone all night<br><br>But the party had to stop.<br><br>When they blew the circuit breaker<br><br>In the souvenir shop.<br><br><br><br>Its the bob roberts society band<br><br>Playing every sunday at the orange grove stand<br><br>They dont play grunge and they dont play loud<br><br>Its the magic of the music that still draws a crowd.<br><br><br><br>Its the bob roberts society band<br><br>Playing every sunday down at the orange grove stand<br><br>They dont play grunge and they dont play loud<br><br>Its the magic of the music that still draws a crowd.<br><br><br><br>Oh-yea-a-a-ah!