Akureyri [ˈaːkʰʏrˌeiːrɪ] is a small city in northern Iceland. It is Iceland's second largest urban area (after the Capital Region) and fourth largest municipality (after Reykjavík, Hafnarfjörður, and Kópavogur).
Nicknamed the Capital of North Iceland, Akureyri is an important port and fishing centre. The area where Akureyri is located was settled in the 9th century but did not receive a municipal charter until 1786. The town was the site of Allied units during World War II. Further growth occurred after the war as the Icelandic population increasingly moved to urban areas.
The area has a relatively mild climate due to geographical factors, and the town's ice-free harbour has played a significant role in its history.
The Norse Viking Helgi magri (the slim) Eyvindarson originally settled the area in the 9th century. The first mention of Akureyri is in court records from 1562 when a woman was sentenced there for adultery. In the 17th century, Danish merchants based their camps at the current site of Akureyri, which was one of the numerous spits of land in Pollurinn. The main reasons for choosing this spot for trading operations were the outstanding natural harbour and the fertility of the area. The merchants did not live at Akureyri year-round but returned home in the winter.
well i drove down to the ocean
left my heartache way behind
but the rain won't leave and the pain won't ease
and the sun don't wanna shine
so i ordered me up a killer
found a view out across the sea
i sat down in the sand
a drink in my hand
and in the glass looking back at me
i got a bug in my margarita
seems bad luck won't leave me alone
i got a woman i'm tryin' to drink away
and i got a long, long way to go
yeah, i got a long, long way to go
well i met an old boy from georgia
yeah, his woman done knocked him down
i asked him how's he doing
he stared at me confused
and said, “hey, ain't you looked around?”
he said the rain won't leave
and the pain won't ease
and the sun don't wanna shine
and there's something in the bottom of this drink i just got
and it don't look like a worm to me
i got a bug in my margarita
seems bad luck won't leave me alone
i got a woman i'm tryin' to drink away
and i got a long, long way to go
yeah, i got a long, long way to go
so we put our drinks together
and toasted rainy weather
and the women that had done us wrong
then we threw back margaritas
the bug just made it sweeter
and we both sang a happy song
i got a bug in my margarita
seems bad luck won't leave me alone
i got a woman i'm tryin' to drink away
and i got a long, long way to go
yeah, i got a bug in my margarita
seems bad luck won't leave me alone
i got a woman i'm tryin' to drink away
and i got a long, long way to go
yeah, i got a bug in my margarita
seems bad luck won't leave me alone
i got a woman i'm tryin' to drink away
and i got a long, long way to go