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title: "4 Elvis Quotes By Jimmy Buffett"
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> [Elvis was the only man from Northeast Mississippi who could shake his hips and still be loved by rednecks, cops, and hippies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-buffett/elvis-was-the-only-man-from-northeast-mississippi-who-could-shake-his/)

[Jimmy Buffett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-buffett/)

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> [My only contact with the outside world was an RCA Victrola, and Elvis would sing, and then I'd dream about expensive cars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-buffett/my-only-contact-with-the-outside-world-was-an-rca-victrola-and-elvis/)

[Jimmy Buffett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-buffett/)

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> [Elvis up in Michigan and maybe out in Mars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-buffett/elvis-up-in-michigan-and-maybe-out-in-mars/)

[Jimmy Buffett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-buffett/)

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> [This imitation Elvis may not be the king, but baby I'm the next best thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-buffett/this-imitation-elvis-may-not-be-the-king-but-baby-i-m-the-next-best/)

[Jimmy Buffett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-buffett/)

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## Other authors on Elvis

## More by Jimmy Buffett

> [Where it all ends I can't fathom, my friends. If I knew, I might toss out my anchor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-buffett/where-it-all-ends-i-can-t-fathom-my-friends-if-i-knew-i-might-toss/)

[Jimmy Buffett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-buffett/)

> [I still consider it a summer job, though. So, I try to maintain that summer job as long as I can. But it's exciting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-buffett/i-still-consider-it-a-summer-job-though-so-i-try-to-maintain-that/)

[Jimmy Buffett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-buffett/)

> [He went to Paris looking for answers to questions that bothered him so. He was impressive, young and aggressive, saving the world on his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-buffett/he-went-to-paris-looking-for-answers-to-questions-that-bothered-him/)

[Jimmy Buffett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-buffett/)

> [I've done a bit of smuggling, I've run my share of grass. I made enough money to buy Miami, but I piss it away…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-buffett/i-ve-done-a-bit-of-smuggling-i-ve-run-my-share-of-grass-i-made-enough/)

[Jimmy Buffett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-buffett/)

> [Don't try to describe the ocean if you've never seen it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-buffett/don-t-try-to-describe-the-ocean-if-you-ve-never-seen-it/)

[Jimmy Buffett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-buffett/)

> [Humor has bailed me out of more tight situations than I can think of. If you go with your instincts and keep your humor,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-buffett/humor-has-bailed-me-out-of-more-tight-situations-than-i-can-think-of/)

[Jimmy Buffett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-buffett/)

> [I still believe in rock and roll, it pays my bills.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-buffett/i-still-believe-in-rock-and-roll-it-pays-my-bills/)

[Jimmy Buffett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-buffett/)

> [Under the heavens and under the sea there's a friend I don't know, who holds the right key.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-buffett/under-the-heavens-and-under-the-sea-there-s-a-friend-i-don-t-know-who/)

[Jimmy Buffett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-buffett/)

> [Pickup's washed and you just got paid, with any luck at all you might even get laid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-buffett/pickup-s-washed-and-you-just-got-paid-with-any-luck-at-all-you-might/)

[Jimmy Buffett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-buffett/)

> [Give me oysters and beer, for dinner every day of the year, and I'll be fine...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-buffett/give-me-oysters-and-beer-for-dinner-every-day-of-the-year-and-i-ll-be/)

[Jimmy Buffett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-buffett/)

> [“Some of its magic, some its tragic, but I've had a good life along the way.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-buffett/some-of-its-magic-some-its-tragic-but-i-ve-had-a-good-life-along-the/)

[Jimmy Buffett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-buffett/)

> [Back to my childhood where those monsters reside. They snack on innocence and dine on self esteem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-buffett/back-to-my-childhood-where-those-monsters-reside-they-snack-on/)

[Jimmy Buffett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-buffett/)

> [Yes, I am a pirate, two hundred years to late. Cannons don't thunder, there's nothing to plunder, I'm an over forty victim of fate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-buffett/yes-i-am-a-pirate-two-hundred-years-to-late-cannons-don-t-thunder/)

[Jimmy Buffett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-buffett/)

> [If the phone doesn't ring, it's me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-buffett/if-the-phone-doesn-t-ring-it-s-me/)

[Jimmy Buffett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-buffett/)

> [I'd rather die while I'm living then live while I'm dead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-buffett/i-d-rather-die-while-i-m-living-then-live-while-i-m-dead/)

[Jimmy Buffett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-buffett/)

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