▁is ▁not ▁a ▁concert ▁st ap le . ▁ ▁History ▁Buff ett ▁wrote ▁the ▁song ▁in ▁Key ▁West , ▁Florida ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁he ▁would ▁play ▁in ▁a ▁bar ▁called ▁How ie ' s ▁L oun ge ▁in ▁the ▁afternoon ▁and ▁work ▁on ▁a ▁fish ing ▁boat ▁at ▁night . ▁ ▁He ▁would ▁meet ▁young ▁tour ist ▁girls ▁r iding ▁the ▁Con ch ▁Tour ▁Train ▁and ▁take ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁drive - in ▁the ater . ▁ ▁They ▁would ▁have ▁some ▁pur ple ▁passion ▁mixed ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁jug , ▁and ▁if ▁mixed ▁correctly ▁the ▁dates ▁would ▁claim ▁they ▁couldn ' t ▁taste ▁any ▁alco hol , ▁to ▁which ▁Buff ett ▁would ▁reply , ▁" That ' s ▁the ▁point ." ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁live ▁album ▁You ▁Had ▁to ▁Be ▁There , ▁Buff ett ▁mentions ▁that ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁mov ies ▁he ▁took ▁a ▁date ▁to ▁see ▁was ▁Pay day . ▁ ▁In ▁" The ▁Par rot ▁Head ▁Hand book ," ▁which ▁accompan ies ▁the ▁box ▁set ▁Bo ats , ▁Be aches , ▁B ars ▁& ▁Ball ads , ▁Buff ett ▁says ▁of ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁song : ▁" The ▁place ▁was ▁the ▁Island er ▁Drive - In ▁theatre , ▁and ▁the ▁movie ▁was ▁Pay day ▁st arring ▁R ip ▁T orn . ▁The ▁girl ▁was ▁from ▁St . ▁Petersburg , ▁Florida , ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁running ▁away ▁from ▁a ▁bad ▁boy friend . ▁ ▁The ▁pop c orn ▁was ▁sal ty , ▁and ▁the ▁be er ▁was ▁cold ." ▁