Letras

[Verse 1]
Oh, island in the sun
Willed to me by my father's hand
All my days, I will sing in praise
Of your forest, waters
Your shining sand
[Verse 2]
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
[Verse 3]
Oh, island in the sun
Willed to me by my father's hand
All my days I will sing in praise
Of your forest, waters
Your shining sand
[Verse 4]
I see woman on bended knee
Cutting cane for her family
I see man at the waterside
Casting nets at the surging tide
[Verse 5]
Oh, island in the sun
Willed to me by my father's hand
All my days I will sing in praise
Of your forest, waters
Your shining sand
[Verse 6]
I hope the will never come
That I can't awake to the sound of drum
Never let me miss carnival
With calypso songs philosophical
[Verse 7]
Oh, island in the sun
Willed to me by my father's hand
All my days I will sing in praise
Of your forest, waters
Your shining sand
Written by: Burgess, Harry Belafonte, Irving Burgie
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