Island In The Sun-World Music

[ti:Island In The Sun] [ar:World Music] [al:World Music : Souvenir Of Jamaiaca] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Island In The Sun - World Music [00:16.82]This is island in the sun [00:19.23] [00:20.17]Where my people have [00:21.34]Toiled since time begun [00:23.06] [00:24.69]I may sail on many a sea [00:27.18] [00:28.56]Her shores will always [00:30.35]Be home to me [00:32.11] [00:33.26]Oh island in the sun [00:35.90] [00:37.14]Willed to me by my father's hand [00:40.04] [00:40.78]All my days I will sing in praise [00:44.47]Of your forest waters your [00:46.95]Shining sand [00:48.06] [00:49.68]As morning breaks [00:50.96]The heaven on high [00:51.97] [00:53.12]I lift my heavy load to the sky [00:55.93] [00:57.10]Sun comes down with a burning glow [01:00.03] [01:01.10]Mingles my sweat [01:02.65]In the earth below [01:04.84] [01:05.98]Oh island in the sun [01:08.64] [01:09.39]Willed to me by my father's hand [01:12.70] [01:13.48]All my days I will sing in praise [01:17.05]Of your forest waters [01:19.33]Your shining sand [01:20.98] [01:38.02]I see woman on bended knee [01:41.02] [01:42.12]Cutting cane for her family [01:44.88] [01:45.84]I see man at the water side [01:48.60] [01:49.87]Casting nets at the surging tide [01:52.70] [01:54.04]Oh island in the sun [01:57.01] [01:58.25]Willed to me by my father's hand [02:01.20] [02:02.09]All my days I will sing in praise [02:05.44]Of your forest waters [02:07.96]Your shining sand [02:09.48] [02:26.77]I praise the day will never come [02:29.20] [02:29.88]When I can't awake to [02:32.17]The sound of drum [02:33.53] [02:34.20]Never let me miss carnival [02:37.00] [02:38.14]With calypso songs philosophical [02:41.56] [02:42.45]Oh island in the sun [02:45.51] [02:46.30]Willed to me by my father's hand [02:49.61] [02:50.39]All my days I will sing in praise [02:54.00]Of your forest waters [02:56.33]Your shining sand