Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - An American Dream Lyrics






I beg your pardon, mama, what did you say?
My mind was drifting off on Martinique Bay.
It's not that I'm not interested, you see;
Augusta, Georgia is just no place to be.

I think Jamaican in the moonlight.
Sandy beaches, drinking rum every night.
We got no money, mama, but we can go;
We'll split the difference, go to Coconut Grove.

Keep on talking, mama, I can hear
Your voice, it tickles down inside of my ear.
I feel a tropical vacation this year,
Might be the answer to this hillbilly fear.

I think Jamaican in the moonlight.
Sandy beaches, drinking rum every night.
We got no money, mama, but we can go;
We'll split the difference, go to Coconut Grove.

Voila! An American Dream.
Well, we can travel girl, without any means.
When it's as easy as closing your eyes
And dream Jamaica is a big neon sign.

Just keep talking, mama, I like that sound.
It goes so easy with that rain falling down.
I think a tropical vacation this year,
Might be the answer to this hillbilly fear.

Voila! An American Dream.
Yeah, we can travel, girl, without any means.
When it's as easy as closing your eyes
And dream Jamaica is a big neon sign.

Just think Jamaican in the moonlight.
Sandy beaches, drinking rum every night.
We got no money, mama, but we can go;
We'll split the difference, go to Coconut Grove.





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  1. M.... B....

    Excelente, mi favorito de los 80.

  2. J.... K....

    Great Song

  3. S.... F....

    😊December 19, 2019 who's remembers this song?

  4. G.... H....

    Your bass lines are not like in the recording ! Maybe you have to focus in singing. But I was crazy the parts of bass running y'know and harmonica.

  5. j.... g....

    great song i agree lets get back to happy and fun

  6. R.... A....

    Man I enjoyed this but he is off key terribly.

  7. C.... D....

    “ wallah” an American Dream” its french and it’s “ voila” pronounced “vha la”

    C.... D....

    No, it's pronounced "vwa la."

    C.... D....

    You're mispronouncing it. XD

  8. T.... L....

    Kjempefin, og up to date!

  9. A.... S....

    It's old but never gets bored 😍😍

  10. L.... L....

    october 31,2019

  11. S.... K....

    My Dad childhood memories are back. Love you Bhai Daddy

  12. J.... ....

    I wish there was a live version on YouTube of the dirt band singing this with Linda Ronstadt, the queen of country rock. Her voice was magnificent on this recording.

  13. S.... Z....

    A nalh a niiii...2Ksawmpakua

  14. A.... s....

    Beautiful song takes me back to my childhood

  15. M.... C....

    You may be badass but you will never be playing bass guitar in white overalls badass!

  16. j.... c....

    lived the dream ;
    heared it first along Magsaysay,
    Olongapo, Philippines.
    loved it then and still love listening to the song.
    thanks for posting.

  17. M.... J....

    Aaahhhhh

  18. R.... L....

    Great music and lyrics. I forgot how good this band was especially the guitar riffs

  19. R.... B....

    Cordillera,Luzon,Philippines
    Igorot here 2019

  20. D.... H....

    Love it. And especially since I grew up in coconut 🥥 🌴 grove FL. But where or was the female vocalist in the studio version???

    D.... H....

    The female vocalist in the studio recording was the one and only Linda Ronstadt, hence why it sounded so magnificent.

  21. A.... k....

    Wondering why it is taking so long to get a million views!

  22. C.... B....

    Very Beautiful Song***** Glad It Can Be Heard After All These Years..**
    Love It & Thanks For Sharing This..**

  23. w.... s....

    Great songs.

  24. E.... Q....

    I just saw these guys sing this tonight, in Lancaster, Pa.....so cool😊

  25. r.... ....

    Vine buscando la canción de orton y me comí una mierda

  26. b.... t....

    I love this song very much..

  27. J.... W....

    When they said.augusta.ga.is.no.place.to.be.they.told.the.truth.l.know.i.have.to.live.here..

  28. S.... O....

    OMG I FINALLY FOUND IT.

  29. s.... h....

    Old is gold... Never fading this song even in the next generation

  30. A.... P....

    I always listen dis song song befor i sleep...one of my fav of all time

  31. W.... C....

    Alamosa Colo. on Fred huss's porch and the purple pig pub !

  32. M.... B....

    what you have stolen it is not your"s

  33. J.... R....

    Yeah, I grew up in Augusta, Georgia, when this song was a big hit.
    I still live here...lol

    J.... R....

    me too, i got on to ask why they mention Augusta, WFT

  34. A.... I....

    Nice song... I love American Dream... Love from Nagaland North East India..,

  35. b.... r....

    Nice bro do u know Saroj tamang is gay??

  36. M.... V....

    My Mom loved this song. I used to sing in the house many years ago. Still sounds great!

  37. A.... M....

    Real music

  38. j.... 7....

    Childhood memories were coming😆😁

  39. J.... G....

    I LOVE THIS SONG 😍😍😍😘😘😘👍👍👍😀😀😀😍😍😍😍😍

  40. �.... ....

    꿈같은 시절이였습니다..다들 잘지내시죠...

  41. H.... H....

    my uncle sing more good than the band itself.

  42. m.... ....

    I see a Yamaha DX7 Synthesizer for the Piano!

  43. D.... S....

    I wish I could live in america. Sad

  44. D.... P....

    True😁😁.

  45. J.... R....

    Harmonic and drums at the same time that's talent

  46. I.... A....

    This is a beautiful song!

  47. m.... c....

    Linda ronstadt sang backup on the studio version

  48. s.... n....

    this is ok, but the version with Linda Ronstadt on backup vocals is so much better, a bit like instant coffee vs. freshly brewed.

  49. E.... ....

    Who watch it at 2k18?

    E.... ....

    2019 May 8th....

  50. Y.... C....

    The basist tho 😂

  51. R.... V....

    Sounds like shit

  52. M.... L....

    Jimmie Fadden's Harmonica! 3:10

  53. l.... f....

    Good lyrics, vocals n music..

  54. B.... D....

    I Think the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Were and are my favorite Band of all time

  55. J.... S....

    my favorite one.. with love from an Indian state of Assam 😍😎

    J.... S....

    I'm from Assam too!

    J.... S....

    Same here🤗 jacky lots of love from Nagaland

    J.... S....

    A guy from Meghalaya likes it too, here.

    J.... S....

    From Nagaland

  56. d.... s....

    The drummer has a sweet mullet 👍

  57. M.... W....

    Thanks for the share, Great song, good memories...

  58. N.... I....

    awesome song

  59. b.... t....

    Wow American dream

  60. T.... i....

    Thats how you do the limboooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

  61. H.... ....

    wow I remember this nice song 😀

  62. W.... ....

    If you swing a dead cat you're bound to hit a mullet.

  63. M.... M....

    I am impressed for the simple fact that the drummer is doing a harmonica solo at the same time

    M.... M....

    That's Jimmie Fadden.

  64. j.... s....

    good song

  65. c.... k....

    My father's favorite song❤ he likes to listen this song very much

    c.... k....

    My favourite it too

    c.... k....

    Well now its your favorite too.

    c.... k....

    It’s one of my Dad’s favourite, and now it’s one of my all time favourite.❤️

  66. G.... T....

    Ko ko ko ko ko ko nut!

  67. J.... B....

    Jeff Hanna and company are so underrated.

  68. F.... H....

    good song.

  69. y.... d....

    Nobody's IQ was higher than 7 in that crowd.

    y.... d....

    Related to this comment, your IQ should be under 7

  70. l.... c....

    It has a sentimental attachment because of my elder son now rest in peace

  71. B.... M....

    I'm in Australia & live at the Coconut Grove Caravan Park - ha ha - cool eh - love this song - a brother introduced me to this song a week ago.....

    B.... M....

    I live in the coconut grove too. Was living in mullumbimby when this song was on the top 40. Played on the then 2mw in murwillumbah.

  72. J.... Z....

    WOW! This song has been stuck in my subconscious for years... Today I bought the Rodney Crowell album it originally came out on. Great stuff!

  73. S.... E....

    "An American Dream"

    I beg your pardon, mama, what did you say?
    My mind was drifting off on Martinique Bay.
    It's not that I'm not interested, you see;
    Augusta, Georgia is just no place to be.

    I think Jamaican in the moonlight.
    Sandy beaches, drinking rum every night.
    We got no money, mama, but we can go;
    We'll split the difference, go to Coconut Grove.

    Keep on talking, mama, I can hear
    Your voice, it tickles down inside of my ear.
    I feel a tropical vacation this year,
    Might be the answer to this hillbilly fear.

    I think Jamaican in the moonlight.
    Sandy beaches, drinking rum every night.
    We got no money, mama, but we can go;
    We'll split the difference, go to Coconut Grove.

    Voila! An American Dream.
    Well, we can travel girl, without any means.
    When it's as easy as closing your eyes
    And dream Jamaica is a big neon sign.

    Just keep talking, mama, I like that sound.
    It goes so easy with that rain falling down.
    I think a tropical vacation this year,
    Might be the answer to this hillbilly fear.

    Voila! An American Dream.
    Yeah, we can travel, girl, without any means.
    When it's as easy as closing your eyes
    And dream Jamaica is a big neon sign.

    Just think Jamaican in the moonlight.
    Sandy beaches, drinking rum every night.
    We got no money, mama, but we can go;
    We'll split the difference, go to Coconut Grove.

    S.... E....

    I'll ALWAYS love this song. A Timeless Classic for all time. I'm 66 years old now & it still takes me back to the same good feelings that I had the 1st time I heard it, All Those Years Ago. Thank you Nitty-gritty Dirt Band. You've smoothed out the bumps in the road & soothed my soul from the grief, hardships, losses & trials of Life & still make me smile. 😁👍💖

    S.... E....

    Wow what a song mine favourite

    S.... E....

    Shon ElectricShoes think hillbilly "beer," not fear.

  74. R.... A....

    YOU MEAN JIMMY BUFFET SOUNDS LIKE THE NITTY GRITTY DORT BAND WHO CAME FIRST THE CHICKEN OR THE EGG LOL

  75. R.... A....

    YEAH J HANNAH. IS DREAMY!!!!!!!!!

  76. R.... A....

    YEAH NOTHING LIKE A MUSTACHE A STACHE IS CLASS LOL MADE THAT UP

  77. D.... V....

    Man I forgot this great song. Man this was great thanks. The NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND SANG THIS.

    D.... V....

    2979!!!!

  78. S.... B....

    Good sound comedian Steve Martin brought me hear....

  79. m.... j....

    Love this music and whenever I am in a jukebox will surely n playing

  80. L.... G....

    brings me back to the time that people were more happy, respectful, considerate and simple .

    L.... G....

    Couldn't have said it better😊

    L.... G....

    And we never hear off globe warming

    L.... G....

    Yes world wars i know

    L.... G....

    ...and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band gutted their souls to become a short term hit/pop band known as The Dirt Band.
    But they recovered.

    L.... G....

    Your grandfather probably thought the time you think was so great sucked compared to how things were back in HIS day. Same ol' shit.

  81. G.... H....

    Always loved this song - and this Band!

  82. �.... ....

    엄지척!^^♡^^;;;

  83. K.... R....

    i like this

  84. J.... C....

    rodney crowell wrote it jimmy buffet recorded it as well

  85. S.... K....

    Still love this song

  86. A.... P....

    all time fav

  87. P.... P....

    NAPAPA BAKTE KAMI DITO

  88. r.... a....

    this is very consumed song

  89. r.... a....

    I love American dream

  90. y.... o....

    I wish i could find a lady friend to travel to some sandy,beachy place

  91. S.... K....

    what a song

  92. D.... M....

    Beautiful Song I love it

  93. r.... ....

    Great Song on a very cold day!!

  94. j.... g....

    voila!!

  95. n.... h....

    yeahhh american dream!

  96. M.... K....

    reminds me of a party i attended with friends,many years back

  97. L.... E....

    I remember this song And A girl I knew