Nautical Wheelers Lyrics

Lyric discussion by TehGreatMutato 

Cover art for Nautical Wheelers lyrics by Jimmy Buffett

It's really about people who enjoy their lives as they are, making the most of their time by enjoying what they have. They live a life of fair leasure and although they may not live long, they will live enough. They are content with "living and dying in three quarters time" (of the human lifespan), because of how much they enjoy their lives, and how much they're done and seen.

@TehGreatMutato three quarter time actually refers to the common sea-shanty time signature of three beats per measure (ex: this song). BUM bum bum, BUM bum bum... DANCE with me, DANCE with me...

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