Island In The Sun - Harry Belafonte
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[Verse 1]
This is my isl
and in the sun
Where my peopl
e have toiled
since time beg
un
I may sail on
many a sea
Her shores wil
l always be ho
me to me
[Chorus]
Oh, island in
the sun
Willed to me b
y my father's
hand
All my days I
will sing in p
raise
Of your forest
, waters, your
shining sand
[Verse 2]
As morning bre
aks the heaven
on high
I lift my heav
y load to the
sky
Sun comes down
with a burnin
g glow
Mingles my swe
at with the ea
rth below
[Chorus]
Oh, island in
the sun
Willed to me b
y my father's
hand
All my days I
will sing in p
raise
Of your forest
, waters, your
shining sand
[Verse 3]
I see woman on
bended knee
Cutting cane f
or her family
I see man at t
he waterside
Casting nets a
t the surging
tide
[Chorus]
Oh, island in
the sun
Willed to me b
y my father's
hand
All my days I
will sing in p
raise
Of your forest
, waters, your
shining sand
[Verse 4]
I pray the day
will never co
me
When I can't a
wake to the so
und of drum
Never let me m
iss carnival
With calypso s
ongs philosoph
ical
[Chorus]
Oh, island in
the sun
Willed to me b
y my father's
hand
All my days I
will sing in p
raise
Of your forest
, waters, your
shining sand
[Outro]
Of your forest
, waters, your
shining sand