Just Another Gringo in Belize    by Dennis Wolfe

Dennis Wolfe is an entertainer in San Pedro and Caye Caulker.  He writes a very funny column -- called "Wolfe's Woofers" --  for the San Pedro Sun.  This song reminds almost everyone of someone they know, although Dennis claims that he's just a composite.  

Well, he came down on vacation ‘cause he liked the tropic sun

Margueritas and the music made it awesome fun

He bought a piece of heaven on the Caribbean sea,

He’s a happy little camper in Belize!

He began to build a condo but the labour costs was high

His partner stole his money, and left him high and dry

His land is still a mud hole where you sink up to your knees,

And he’s just another Gringo in Belize

Chorus:

He’s a planner, he’s a dreamer, he’s a sordid little schemer,

He seems to think that money grows on trees…

He’s a whiner, he’s a loser, he’s a pothead, he's a boozer,

He’s just another Gringo in Belize

Well, he used to have a girlfriend, but now he can’t afford her,

‘cause one of his investors got busted at the border,

He wasted all his money payin’ bribes ‘n’ fines ‘n’ fees,

And He’s just another Gringo in Belize.

So he sold his motorcycle, and somebody stole his boat,

They ran it on the reef and now the damn thing just won’t float,

The only thing that’s free is mud, mosquitoes, and the breeze,

And he’s just another Gringo in Belize!

(Chorus)

Now he’ll drink a beer for breakfast, and chase it with rum punch, (glug, glug, glug)

He’s smokin’ up his dinner, he’s snortin’ up his lunch,

He’s been wasted on the mainland, now he gets stoned out in the cayes,

And he’s just another Gringo in Belize

(Chorus)

…He’s just another Gringo in Belize

(come to think of it, tho)

Sounds like a pretty good gol-dern life to me!

Used By Permission of Groper Music  

Available on Cowboy Boots & Bathin' Suits by Jerry Jeff Walker. 

Thanks to Margaret Briggs for introducing me to this wonderful record!

Jerry Jeff Walker loves Belize!  He does a two week engagement at San Pedro every January and February.  He calls it "Camp Belize" (used to be "Camp Gonzo")  and it's awesome.  You can read all about it at www.jerryjeff.com

And, you can buy the album here

Better hurry, tho... they're almost gone!

New:  Here is a YouTube tour of San Pedro, while Jerry Jeff Walker sings "Come away to Belize with me."  dig it!

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