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"Seminole Bingo" is a song by American singer/songwriter Warren Zevon from the 1995 album Mutineer. This song is one of many songs performed by Warren Zevon on The Late Show with David Letterman.

About

Warren Zevon has described the song as being "about Florida" before being played at gigs. It was written when Warren found an add for an Indian gaming in a hotel lobby in Miami, Florida and he asked friend Carl Hiaasen to help him write the song. The Seminole are a Native American people originally of The State of Florida.

The line "down in the swamp with the gators and flamingos" could be a possible reference to The University of Florida Gators or simply that alligators are found all over many parts of the State of Florida.

Music

"Seminole Bingo" is in the key of E minor. Distorted electric guitar and piano are the most prominent instruments. The song features two guitar solos and much guitar filled the song. The song clocks in at 3 minutes and 12 seconds long. "Seminole Bingo" has more of a hard rock edge to it than most Warren Zevon songs featuring a heavy rock drum beat and palm muting chord progressions on the guitar, pinch harmonics and whammy drives.

Lyrics

I'm a junk bond king

And I'm on the run

Me and a friend of mine

We were headed for the sunshine

I got my hands on the wheel

I got gas in the tank

I got a suitcase full of money

From a Luxembourg bank

We didn't stop 'til we got to Big Cypress

Wandered in to the Legion Hall

The sign outside said "Seminole Bingo"

Fell in love with the ping pong balls

And the SEC is far behind

Down in the swamp with the gators and flamingos

A long way from Liechtenstein

I'm a junk bond king playing Seminole Bingo

And my Wall Street wiles

Don't help me even slightly

'Cause I never have the numbers

And I'm losing nightly

I cashed in the last of my Triple B bonds

Bought a double-wide on the Tamiami Trail

I parked it right outside the reservation

Fifteen minutes from the Collier County Jail

And the SEC is far behind

Down in the swamp with the gators and flamingos

A long way from Liechtenstein

I'm a junk bond king playing Seminole Bingo

And the SEC is far behind

Down in the swamp with the gators and flamingos

A long way from Liechtenstein

I'm a junk bond king playing Seminole Bingo

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-''' ''Seminole Bingo'' ''' is a song by American singer/songwriter [[Warren Zevon]] from the 1995 album [[''Mutineer'']]. This song is one of many songs performed by Warren Zevon on The Late Show with David Letterman.
+'''"Seminole Bingo"''' is a song by [[:wikipedia:United States of America|American]] singer/songwriter [[Warren Zevon]] from the 1995 album ''[[Mutineer]]''. This song is one of many songs performed by Warren Zevon on ''[[:wikipedia:The Late Show with David Letterman|The Late Show with David Letterman]]''.
 == About ==
+Warren Zevon has described the song as being "about [[:wikipedia:Florida|Florida]]" before being played at gigs. It was written when Warren found an add for an [[:Indian casino|Indian gaming]] in a hotel lobby in [[:wikipedia:Miami, Florida|Miami, Florida]] and he asked friend [[Carl Hiaasen]] to help him write the song. The [[:wikipedia:Seminole|Seminole]] are a [[:wikipedia:Native Americans|Native American]] people originally of The State of Florida.
+The line "down in the swamp with the gators and [[:wikipedia:Flamingo|flamingos]]" could be a possible reference to [[:wikipedia:The University of Florida|The University of Florida]] Gators or simply that [[:wikipedia:alligator|alligators]] are found all over many parts of the State of Florida.
-Warren Zevon has described the song as being "about Florida" before being played a gigs. It was written when Warren found an as for Indian gaming in a hotel lobby in Miami, Florida and he asked friend [[Carl Hiaasen]] to help him write the song. The Seminole are a Native American people originally of The State of Florida.
-The line "Down in the swamp with the gators and flamingos" could be a possible reference to The University of Florida Gators or simply that alligators are found all over many parts of the State of Florida.
 == Music ==
+"Seminole Bingo" is in the key of [[:wikipedia:E minor|E minor]]. Distorted [[:wikipedia:electric guitar|electric guitar]] and [[:wikipedia:piano|piano]] are the most prominent instruments. The song features two guitar solos and much guitar filled the song. The song clocks in at 3 minutes and 12 seconds long. "Seminole Bingo" has more of a hard rock edge to it than most Warren Zevon songs featuring a heavy rock drum beat and palm muting chord progressions on the guitar, pinch harmonics and whammy drives.
-Seminole Bingo is in the key of E minor. Distorted electric guitar and piano are the most prominent instruments. The song features two guitar solos and many guitar filld throughout the song. The song clocks in at 3 minutes and 12 seconds long. Seminole Bingo has more of a hard rock edge to it than most Warren Zevon songs featuring a heavy rock drum beat and palm muting chord progressions on the guitar, pinch harmonics and whammy drives.
 == Lyrics ==
 I'm a junk bond king
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 A long way from Liechtenstein
 I'm a junk bond king playing Seminole Bingo
+[[Category:Warren Zevon Songs]] [[Category:Mutineer Tracks]]
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