Song & Lyrics Database
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| The Great Filling Station Holdup Written by: Jimmy Buffett Performed by: Jimmy Buffett Peak Chart Position: Billboard Country Chart: #58; Originally from the Album: A White Sport Coat & A Pink Crustacean (1973) |
| Jimmy’s Notes: Before convenience stores and crack cocaine became popular, filling station holdups were the big crimes in much of the rural South. I got the idea for this song from an actual newspaper article that described the recovered property from one such holdup. For some reason it just struck me as funny. |
| Lyrics: I pulled into the regular pump I was feelin' quite at ease I rolled down my window and told the man "Fifty cents worth, please" Then out jumped my partner With his trusty pellet gun He said, "Boy, this is a holdup Keep pumpin' and don't run." (Chorus) We got fifteen dollars and a can of STP |
| Shows Played At: |
| 12-22-2006: The Belly Up - Aspen, CO |
| 09-19-2006: Paramount Theatre - Austin, TX |
| 10-21-2004: Coors Amphitheatre - San Diego, CA |
| 10-16-2004: MGM Grand - Las Vegas, NV |
| 09-12-2004: Fenway Park - Boston, MA |
| 09-10-2004: Fenway Park - Boston, MA |
| 09-04-2004: Jones Beach Amphitheatre - Wantagh, NY |
| 09-02-2004: Post Gazette Pavilion - Burgettstown, PA |
| 08-31-2004: Riverbend Music Center - Cincinnati, OH |
| 08-28-2004: Tweeter Center Chicago - Tinley Park, IL |
| 08-26-2004: Tweeter Center Chicago - Tinley Park, IL |
| 07-10-2004: Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI |
| 07-08-2004: Verizon Wireless Music Center - Noblesville, IN |
| 07-06-2004: Verizon Wireless Music Center - Noblesville, IN |
| 07-03-2004: Nissan Pavilion - Bristow, VA |
| 07-01-2004: Blossom Music Center - Cuyahoga Falls, OH |
| 06-29-2004: Tweeter Center Philadelphia - Camden, NJ |
| 05-29-2004: Texas Stadium - Dallas, TX |
| 05-26-2004: Philips Arena - Atlanta, GA |
| 05-22-2004: Schottenstein Center - Columbus, OH |
| 05-20-2004: Target Center - Minneapolis, MN |
| 05-18-2004: Pepsi Arena - Denver, CO |
| 05-01-2004: Office Depot Center - Sunrise, FL |
| 04-29-2004: Colonial Center - Columbia, SC |
| 04-27-2004: RBC Center - Raleigh, NC |
| 04-24-2004: Charlotte Coliseum - Charlotte, NC |
| 06-21-1997: New World Music Theatre - Tinley Park, IL |
| 09-28-1996: The Gorge - George, WA |
| 08-25-1996: Great Woods - Mansfield, MA |
| 08-17-1996: Nissan Pavilion - Bristow, VA |
| 08-14-1996: Virginia Beach Amphitheatre - Virginia Beach, VA |
| 06-22-1996: Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD |
| 06-20-1996: Blockbuster Pavilion - Charlotte, NC |
| 06-17-1996: Lakewood Amphitheatre - Atlanta, GA |
| 06-05-1996: Deer Creek Music Center - Noblesville, IN |
| 08-27-1985: Jones Beach Amphitheatre - Wantagh, NY |
| 07-10-1985: Portland Civic Center - Portland, ME |
| 10-23-1976: Lisner Auditorium - Washington, DC |
| 07-18-1976: Carterbarron Amphitheatre - Washington, DC |
| 12-08-1975: Constitution Hall - Washington, DC |
| 09-10-1975: The Boarding House - Sausalito, CA |
| 09-03-1975: The Backdoor - San Diego, CA |
| 03-13-1974: Exit/In - Nashville, TN |
| 01-02-1974: The Main Point - Philadelphia, PA |
| Number of Shows: 44 |




