What comes around once a year? It’s not a riddle, although that could be a great riddle. Many things come around once a year, actually. To name a few, dates like birthdays and anniversaries, seasons, and actually the earth’s rotation around the sun perfectly describes something coming around once a year. Events like rodeos, concerts, circuses and fairs are often annual. Other things that come to mind are holidays, such as New Years, Easter, the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, which is fast approaching. Of course, that major winter holiday brings to mind the idea that Santa also comes around once a year, tied to a world full of diverse celebrations at Christmas. Which happened to be Jimmy Buffett’s birthday. A Christmas Day baby was little baby James William Buffett!
So the riddle is… what Jimmy Buffett song connects Santa, circuses, Jimmy’s birthday and his extravaganza traveling show…well, that answer is Big Top.
“Just like Santa, I come around once a year, Time to break out all of your party gear, There’ll be a jump up out on the lawn, Just look for all your friends, Singing along with your favorites once again…”
