AN AMERICAN DREAM – NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND

I beg your pardon, mama, what did you say?
My mind was drifting off on Martinique Bay
It's not that I'm not interested, you see,
Augusta, Georgia is just no place to be

REFREIN / CHORUS
I think Jamaican in the moonlight, sandy beaches,
Drinking rum every night
We got no money, mama, but we can go
We'll split the difference, go to Coconut Grove

Keep on talking, mama, I can hear, your voice,
It tickles down inside of my ear
I feel a tropical vacation this year,
Might be the answer to this hillbilly fear

REFREIN/ CHORUS
I think Jamaican in the moonlight, sandy beaches,
Drinking rum every night
We got no money, mama, but we can go,
We'll split the difference, go to Coconut Grove

Voila! An American Dream,
Well, we can travel girl, without any means
When it's as easy as closing your eyes
And dream Jamaica is a big neon sign

INSTRUMENTAL

Just keep talking, mama, I like that sound,
It goes so easy with that rain falling down
I think a tropical vacation this year
Might be the answer to this hillbilly fear

Voila! An American Dream, well, we can travel girl, without any means
When it's as easy as closing your eyes,
And dream Jamaica is a big neon sign

REFREIN/ CHORUS
Just think Jamaican in the moonlight,
Sandy beaches, drinking rum every night
We got no money, mama, but we can go,
We'll split the difference, go to Coconut Grove