God's Own Drunk

Subject: God's Own Drunk
From: Lonesome Cowboy
Date: 05 Sep 00 - 08:40 AM

Jimmy Buffet does a song (more of a story really) on "Living and Dying in 3/4 Time" called "God's Own Drunk". In Radio Margaritaville's discography there is no credit to the songwriter/storyteller. Does anyone know who it and what the background is on it?

The story has a Prohibition era, Appalachian ring to it--mountains, stills, moonshine.

A search on this forum revealed only a clue about "Lord Ricard (Richard?) Buckley".

Thanks for any information.

Subject: RE: God's Own Drunk
From: Stewie
Date: 05 Sep 00 - 09:48 AM

The original is a Lord Buckley rap. I have it somewhere on cassette - as I recall, there was also a bear involved. You can find out probably more than you want to know about his nobleness here:

Lord Buckley

Cheers, Stewie.

Subject: RE: God's Own Drunk
From: Stewie
Date: 05 Sep 00 - 10:13 AM

Actually, the full 'jive' is there at the site I posted - and many another masterpiece from the great man. It is a while since I've been to the site and I had forgotten it had some transcriptions.

God's Own Drunk

Enjoy, Stewie.

Subject: RE: God's Own Drunk
From: Dave Swan
Date: 05 Sep 00 - 10:44 AM

I heard somewhere that the estate of His Immaculate Hipness raised a legal stink over Buffett's use of God's Own Drunk. Has anyone else heard about that and its resolution?

Subject: RE: God's Own Drunk
From: okthen
Date: 05 Sep 00 - 11:09 AM

i've been looking for this guy since '66 when i heard it at a friends house.thanks stewie, i shall peruse his site at ease

cheers

bill

Subject: RE: God's Own Drunk
From: Lonesome Cowboy
Date: 05 Sep 00 - 07:11 PM

Thanks for the site link, guys. Wow, this guy is fantastic. Well, I'm sure he wouldn't use just that word, but anyway.