Written by Matt Betton/Jimmy Buffett/Josh Leo/Vince Melamed/Michael Utley/Willie Weeks
Intro: G | G Intro 2 (Spoken) G G "He told it to the monkeys and they didn't talk back, G G then he told the old iguana and he didn't attack". G | G | G | G |Verse 1:
G Em C7 D G They told me before I started that it never ever would work out: G Em C7 C7 stay in school, don't be a fool, but I had to see what life was about.Pre-Chorus
G F So, I went to Biloxi, seekin' fortune and fame, C Cm I got hired, I got fired, I got called dirty names.Interlude G | G | G | G |G Em C7 D G You'll never (never), never (never), work in dis bidness again. G Em C7 D (G) You'll never (never), no never (never), never work in dis bidness again.Verse 2:
G Em C7 D G I knew I needed representation and I found it one night in a bar. G Em C C He was a bondsman and a part-time agent and he said that he would make me a star.Pre-Chorus
G F He said', "Aaaah, you don't have to be that good to make it out in Hollywood, C Cm you just have to change and complain".Solo G | Em | C D | G | G | Em | F D | G |G Em C7 D G Or you'll never (never), never (never), work in dis bidness again. G Em C7 D G G You'll never (never), no never (never), never work in dis bidness again.Bridge:
B7 Em I parked cars at the Rainbow, I sold maps of the stars, B7 Em I got my nose broke in Spago's when I puked on the bar. A D7 And all I played's a double bar mitzvah, A D7 Bubba played a double bar mitzvah!)Pre-Chorus
G F C Cm It's a jungle out there, hell, I don't care, I'm going back to my predator friends.Outro G "Ah, relax, where do you think you're going with dat suitcase?" G G "I'm outta here!" "You're leaving?! Vat about my fifteen percent?" G G "15 Percent of nothin' is nothin'!" "Young man, you leave now and you'll never" G "I'll never..." "You'll never..." "Work in dis..." "Bizness..." "Bidness..." G "AGAIN!!"G Em C7 D G I will never (never), never (never), work in this bidness again. G Em C7 D G No, I'll never (never), no never (never), never work in this bidness again. G Em C7 D G You'll never (never), never (never), work in this bidness again.