John Denver's Final Song

Oh God I'm An Ocean Buoy


John Denver's Final Song


Took a flight from the farm and I never came back


Built a plane from a kit But I didn't have the knack


Jumped in the cockpit and downed a six-pack


And now I'm an ocean buoy


Well, I grabbed the controls And I started to fiddle


Got flames coming up On my face like a griddle


Air flight ain't nothing But a funny, funny riddle


So now I'm an ocean buoy.


Well, my head's chopped in pieces And my body's full of dents


They'll identify me By my guitar's fingerprints


I tried to "dry out" But instead got a rinse


And now I'm an ocean buoy


Well, it's really farrr out When you're down 'neath the water


I just ain't been right Since I started on the bottle


I reach for Jim Beam But instead grab the throttle


And now I'm an ocean buoy


Well, I grabbed the controls And I started to fiddle


Got flames coming up On my face like a griddle


George Burns appeared beside me And we prayed just a little


Oh God! I'm an ocean buoy!


The day's just about over And I'm sinking kinda low


In the undersea world of Jacques Cousteau


Calypso can you find me By the bubbles that I blow


'Cause now I'm an ocean buoy.