Jimmy Buffett - Treetop Flyer

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[transcribed by Sean C]
By Stephen Stills(?)
I could be a rambler from the Seven Dials
I don`t pay taxes `cause I never file
I don`t do bid`ness that don`t make me smile
I love my aeroplane `cause she`s got style

I`m a treetop flyer
Treetop flyer

I fly any cargo that you can pay to run
The bush league pilots, they just can`t get the job done
You`ve got to fly down the canyon, don`t never see the sun
There`s no such thing as an easy run

I`m a treetop flyer
Treetop flyer

I fly low, I`m in high demand
Go 15 feet over the Rio Grande
I blow the mesquite right up off the sand
I`m seldon seen, `specially when I land

I`m a treetop flyer
Born survivor

Now people been askin` me where`d you learn to fly that way
Was over in Vietnam, chasin` the NVA
The government taught me, and they taught me right
Stay down below the treeline and you`ll be alright

I`m a treetop flyer
Born survivor

So I`m comin` home, I`m runnin` low and fast
Promised my woman this is gonna be my last
I get the ship down, I tie her fast
And then some old boy wakes up, and he says, "Hey son,
wanna make some fast cash?"

I`m a treetop flyer

Well there`s things I am
And there`s things I am not
Yes I`m a smuggler and I could get shot
I ain`t gonna die, I ain`t going to get caught
You see I`m a flying fool, and this aeroplane is, whoo, hot

I`m a treetop flyer
Born survivor
Workin` alone

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