Island in the Sun
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Island in the Sun
Harry Belafonte
#From: rzlucy@hikos.rz.uni-konstanz.de (Dierk Lucyga)
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This is my island
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in the sun
Where my
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people have toiled since
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time begun.
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I may sail on
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many a sea
Her
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shores will always be
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home to
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me.
Chorus
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Oh, island
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in the sun,
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Willed to me by my
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father's hand
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All my days I will
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sing and praise
Of your
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forests, waters, your
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shining sands.
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As morning breaks the
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heaven on high
I
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lift my heavy
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load to the sky.
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Sun comes down with a
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burning glow
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Mingles my sweat with the
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earth be
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low.
Chorus
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I see woman on
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bended knees
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Cutting cane for her
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family.
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I see man at the
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water side
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Casting nets at the
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surging
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tide.
Chorus
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I hope the day will
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never come
That
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I can't awake to the
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sound of a drum,
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Never let me miss
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carnival
With caly
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pso songs philo
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sophi
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cal.
Chorus
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