It`s Midnight And I`m Not Famous Yet
By: Jimmy Buffett, Steve Goodman
1981
For Barry Hanah
Catch the elevator from the penthouse suite
And take it down to the casino
The god-almighty sound of money movin` round
Can be heard all the way to Reno
Chorus:
Well it`s midnight and I`m not famous yet
Tryin` to win it all with one more bet
Nothin` can stop my thirty-two hop
Or my ten dollar yo yo yo
It`s midnight, I`m just gettin` ready to roll
(Midnight)
Now Lester Polyester signs another marker
Like the high rollers do
Seven come eleven
His brand new baby needs Gucci shoes
Chorus:
Well it`s midnight she`s not famous yet
Tryin` to break the bank with one more bet
Nothin` can stop my thirty-two hop
Or my ten dollar yo yo yo
It`s midnight, Lester`s gettin` ready to roll
Midnight (midnight)
Midnight
(instrumental)
(Midnight)
They`re pagin` someone we know, Lester hits a keno
He`s not leavin` yet
Vacuum cleaners hummin` lounge act still is strummin`
It`s their twenty-fourth set
Well it`s midnight they`re not famous yet
Tryin` to win it all with one more bet
Nothin` can stop my thirty-two hop
Or my ten dollar yo yo yo
It`s midnight, got nowhere to go (Oh oh)
Midnight (midnight)
(Oh oh oh)
Midnight (midnight)
(Oh oh oh, Midnight)
(Oh oh oh, Midnight)
(Oh oh oh, Midnight)
(Oh oh oh)
- Notes:
Lead Guitar by Josh Leo