Island in the Sun

Lord Burgess, Harry Belafonte / Harry Belafonte (1957)

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This is my island in the sun,
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Where my people have toiled since time begun.
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I may sail on many a sea,
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Her shores will always be home to me.
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Oh, island in the sun,
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Willed to me by my father's hand.
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All my days I will sing and praise
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Of your forest, waters, your shining sands.
 
As morning breaks the heaven on high, 
I lift my heavy load to the sky. 
Sun comes down with a burning glow, 
Mingles my sweat with the earth below. 
Oh, island in the sun, 
Willed to me by my father's hand 
All my days I will sing and praise 
Of your forest, waters, your shining sands. 
 
I see woman on bended knees 
Cutting cane for her family. 
I see man at the water side 
Casting nets at the surging tide. 
Oh, island in the sun, 
Willed to me by my father's hand 
All my days I will sing and praise 
Of your forest, waters, your shining sands. 
 
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I hope the day will never come,
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That I can't awake to the sound of drum,
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Never let me miss carnival,
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With calypso songs philosophical.
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Oh, island in the sun,
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Willed to me by my father's hand
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All my days I will sing and praise
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Of your forest, waters, your shining sands.


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