Island In The Sun-The Spinners

[ti:Island In The Sun] [ar:The Spinners] [al:Live Folk In Concert] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Island In The Sun - The Spinners (纺纱工) [00:09.95]This is my island in the sun [00:13.36]Where my people have [00:14.78]Toiled since time begun [00:17.26] [00:18.44]I may sail on many a sea [00:21.95] [00:23.31]Her shores will always [00:24.80]Be home to me [00:26.37] [00:27.74]Oh island in the sun [00:30.81] [00:32.27]Willed to me by my father's hand [00:35.50] [00:36.55]All my days I will sing in praise [00:39.99] [00:40.57]Of your forest waters your [00:43.29]Shining sand [00:44.53] [00:55.29]As morning breaks [00:56.51]The heaven on high [00:58.28] [00:59.53]I lift my heavy load to the sky [01:02.71] [01:03.87]Sun comes down with a burning glow [01:07.31] [01:08.34]And mingles my sweat [01:09.84]In the earth below [01:11.35] [01:12.85]Oh island in the sun [01:16.17] [01:17.21]Willed to me by my father's hand [01:20.75] [01:22.10]All my days I will sing in praise [01:25.45]Of your forest waters [01:27.83]Your shining sand [01:29.77] [01:39.99]I see woman on bended knee [01:43.12] [01:44.47]Cutting cane for her family [01:47.36] [01:48.84]I see man at the water side [01:52.09] [01:53.28]Casting nets at the surging tide [01:56.68] [01:58.07]Oh island in the sun [02:01.09] [02:02.47]Willed to me by my father's hand [02:05.78] [02:06.93]All my days I will sing in praise [02:10.45]Of your forest waters [02:13.06]Your shining sand [02:14.84] [02:25.19]I hope the day will never come [02:28.28] [02:29.39]That I can't awake to [02:30.94]The sound of drum [02:32.39] [02:33.71]Never leave me miss carnival [02:36.44] [02:38.22]With calypso songs philosophical [02:40.79] [02:42.84]Oh island in the sun [02:45.65] [02:47.17]Willed to me by my father's hand [02:50.48] [02:51.73]All my days I will sing in praise [02:55.16]Of your forest waters [02:57.71]Your shining sand [02:59.54] [03:00.79]All my days I will sing in praise [03:03.84] [03:04.42]Of your forest waters [03:06.50]Your shining sand