Jimmy Buffett - Ain't He a Genius lyrics

By: Jimmy Buffett

1970

See the lady

Smiles as if to tell

Her son remembers everyone

Treats 'em all quite well

He never asked for promises

And now his fame is wide

And everyone who knew him well shares a little pride

Chorus:

Ain't he a genius

The boy's become a star

And he smiles upon the faces

Who wish they could go far

Not long ago they criticized

The genius only wrote

And now they listen spellbound

With lumps caught in their throats

His virtue was sheer poverty

His vice was reading plays

While other children starved and fought

He learned just what to say

Through tension and confession

He beat the monster down

Then surfaced in society no longer underground

Chorus:

Ain't he a genius

The boy's become a star

And he smiles upon the faces

Who wish they could go far

Now they remember

Talk only of his good

While jealousy flows in their veins

And says I wish I could

Ain't he a genius