Key West (Philosopher Pirate)

McKinley hollered, McKinley squalled
 Doctor said, "McKinley, death is on the wall
 Say it to me, if you got something to confess"
 I heard all about it, he was going down slow
 I heard it all, the wireless radio
 From down in the boondocks way down in Key West
 I'm searching for love, for inspiration
 On that pirate radio station
 Coming out of Luxembourg and Budapest
 Radio signal, clear as can be
 I'm so deep in love that I can hardly see
 Down on the flatlands, way down in Key West
 Key West is the place to be
 If you're looking for immortality
 Stay on the road, follow the highway sign
 Key West is fine and fair
 If you lost your mind, you will find it there
 Key West is on the horizon line
 I was born on the wrong side of the railroad track
 Like Ginsberg, Corso and Kerouac
 Like Louis and Jimmy and Buddy and all the rest
 Well, it might not be the thing to do
 But I'm sticking with you through and through
 Down in the flatlands, way down in Key West
 I got both my feet planted square on the ground
 Got my right hand high with the thumb down
 Such is life, such is happiness
 Hibiscus flowers, they grow everywhere here
 If you wear one, put it behind your ear
 Down in the bottom, way down in Key West
 
 Key West is the place to go
 Down by the Gulf of Mexico
 Beyond the sea, beyond the shifting sand
 Key West is the gateway key
 To innocence and purity
 Key West, Key West is the enchanted land
 I've never lived in the land of Oz
 Or wasted my time with an unworthy cause
 It's hot down here, and you can't be overdressed
 Tiny blossoms of a toxic plant
 They can make you dizzy, I'd like to help you but I can't
 Down in the flatlands, way down in Key West
 Well, the Fishtail Palms, and the orchid trees
 They can give you that bleeding heart disease
 People tell me I ought to try a little tenderness
 On Amelia Street, Bayview Park
 Walking in the shadows after dark
 Down under, way down in Key West
 I played Gumbo Limbo spirituals
 I know all the Hindu rituals
 People tell me that I'm truly blessed
 Bougainvillea blooming in the summer, in the spring
 Winter here is an unknown thing
 Down in the flat lands, way down in Key West
 Key West is under the sun, under the radar, under the gun
 You stay to the left, and then you lean to the right
 Feel the sunlight on your skin, and the healing virtues of the wind
 Key West, Key West is the land of light
 Wherever I travel, wherever I roam
 I'm not that far from the convent home
 I do what I think is right, what I think is best
 Mystery Street off of Mallory Square
 Truman had his White House there
 East bound, West bound, way down in Key West
 Twelve years old, they put me in a suit
 Forced me to marry a prostitute
 There were gold fringes on her wedding dress
 That's my story, but not where it ends
 She's still cute, and we're still friends
 Down on the bottom, way down in Key West
 I play both sides against the middle
 Trying to pick up that pirate radio signal
 I heard the news, I heard your last request
 Fly around, my pretty little Miss
 I don't love nobody, give me a kiss
 Down on the bottom, way down in Key West
 Key West is the place to be
 If you're looking for immortality
 Key West is paradise divine
 Key West is fine and fair
 If you lost your mind, you'll find it there
 Key West is on the horizon line