Last Mango in Paris

I went down to Captain Tony's to get out of the heat
When I heard a voice call out to me, "Son, come have a seat"
I had to search my memory as I looked into those eyes
Our lives change like the weather but a legend never dies

He said, "I ate the last mango in Paris
Took the last plane out of Saigon
Took the first fast boat to China
And Jimmy, there's still so much to be done."

I had a third world girl in Buzios
With a pistol on each hand
She always kept me covered
As we moved from land to land
I had a damn good run on wall street
With my high fashion model wife
Til I woke up dry beneath the African sky
Just me and my Swiss Army knife

I ate the last mango in Paris
Took the last plane out of Saigon
Took the first fast boat to China
And Jimmy there's still so much to be done

We shot the breeze for hours
As the sun fell from the skies
And like the sun he disappeared before my very eyes
It was somewhere past dark-thirty
When I went back to the head
I read upon the dingy wall
The words the old man said

I ate the last mango in Paris
Took the last plane out of Saigon
Took the first fast boat to China
And Jimmy there's still so much to be done

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I learned today that Captain Tony has died - at 92. I met Captain Tony on a trip to Key West in 2004. And like the lyrics to the song, how we met him was about the same way. Several of us were in Captain Tony's Saloon for an adult beverage and as we stared across the bar, there he was, sitting in the corner. We went over and talked with him, he told us some stories and we had a good talk. Seemed like quite a guy...He'll be missed - especially by anyone who enjoys a good story with a hefty dose of B.S.