Island In The Sun-sir

[ti:Island In The Sun] [ar:sir] [al:Sir Sings Harry Belafonte] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Island In The Sun - sir [00:00.49]Written by：H. Belafonte/L. Burgess [00:00.98]This is my island in the sun [00:04.06] [00:06.04]Where my people have toiled since time begun [00:09.36] [00:11.33]I may sail on many a sea [00:14.75] [00:16.09]Her shores will always be home to me [00:20.29] [00:24.01]Oh island in the sun [00:27.05] [00:27.95]Willed to me by my father's hand [00:32.59] [00:33.80]All my days I will sing in praise [00:37.54] [00:38.34]Of your forest waters [00:41.51]Your shining sand [00:43.06] [00:47.54]As morning breaks [00:48.64] [00:49.26]The heaven on high [00:50.99] [00:52.68]I lift my heavy load to the sky [00:56.45] [00:57.87]Sun comes down with a burning glow [01:01.93] [01:03.09]Mingles my sweat with the earthly low [01:07.20] [01:09.20]Oh island in the sun [01:12.55] [01:13.77]Willed to me by my father's hand [01:17.86] [01:19.22]All my days I will sing in praise [01:23.55]Of your forest waters [01:25.77] [01:26.43]Your shining sand [01:28.59] [01:33.30]I see woman on bended knee [01:36.96] [01:38.42]Cutting cane for her family [01:41.02] [01:43.51]I see man at the water side [01:46.89] [01:48.43]Casting nets at the surfing tide [01:52.55] [01:54.56]Oh island in the sun [01:57.63] [01:58.63]Willed to me by my father's hand [02:02.88] [02:04.53]All my days I will sing in praise [02:08.16] [02:08.77]Of your forest waters [02:11.59]Your shining sand [02:13.67] [02:18.34]I hope the day will never come [02:21.20] [02:23.57]When I can't awake to the sound of drum [02:26.60] [02:28.47]Never let me miss carnaval [02:32.30] [02:33.48]With calypso songs [02:35.86]Philosophical [02:37.45] [02:39.85]Oh island in the sun [02:43.03] [02:44.40]Willed to me by my father's hand [02:48.32] [02:49.70]All my days I will sing in praise [02:54.12]Of your forest waters [02:57.05]Your shining sand [02:58.97] [03:01.31]Oh island in the sun [03:04.53] [03:05.66]Willed to me by my father's hand [03:09.76] [03:11.05]All my days I will sing in praise [03:15.46]Of your forest waters [03:17.78] [03:18.58]Your shining sand [03:20.30] [03:22.37]This is my island in the sun [03:25.99] [03:27.00]Where my people have toiled since time begun [03:30.49] [03:33.02]I may sail on many a sea [03:36.24] [03:37.45]Her shores will always be home to me