Death Of An Unpopular Poet Lyrics - A White Sport Coat And A Pink Crustacean - Jimmy Buffett

By: Jimmy Buffett 

1973 

I once knew a poet 

Who lived before his time 

He and his dog Spooner 

Would listen while he'd rhyme 

Words to make ya happy 

Words to make you cry 

Then one day the poet suddenly did die 

But he left behind a closet 

Filled with verse and rhyme 

And through some strange transaction 

One was printed in the Times 

And everybody's searchin' 

For the king of undergound 

Well they found him down in Florida 

With a tombstone for a crown 

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Everybody knows a line 

From his book that cost four ninety-nine 

I wonder if he knows he's doin' 

Quite this fine 

'Cause his books are all best sellers 

And his poems were turned to song 

Had his brother on a talk show 

Though they never got along 

And now he's called immortal 

Yes he's even taught in school 

They say he used his talents 

A most proficient tool 

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But he left all of his royalties 

To Spooner his ol' hound 

Growin' old on steak and bacon 

In a doghouse ten feet 'round 

And everybody wonders 

Did he really lose his mind 

No he was just a poet who lived before his time 

He was just a poet who lived before his time