Joan Baez - Island In the Sun Lyrics

Lyrics Island In the Sun - Joan Baez



(H. Belafonte, Burgess)
This is my island in the sun
Where my people have
Toiled since time begun
I may sail on many a sea
Her shores will always be home to me
Oh island in the sun
Built to me by my father's hand
All my days I will sing in praise
Of your forest waters
Your shining sand
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 earthly low
Oh island in the sun
Built to me by my father's hand
All my days I will sing in praise
Of your forest waters
Your shining sand
I see woman on bended knee
Cutting cane for her family
I see man at the water-side
Casting nets at the surfing tide
Oh island in the sun
Built to me by my father's hand
All my days I will sing in praise
Of your forest waters
Your shining sand
I hope the day will never come
That I can't awake to
The sound of drum
Never let me miss carnaval
With calypso songs
Philosophical.
Oh island in the sun
Built to me by my father's hand
All my days I will sing in praise
Of your forest waters
Your shining sand



Writer(s): Belafonte Harry, Burgie Irving


Joan Baez - The Definitive Joan Baez
Album The Definitive Joan Baez
date of release
05-04-2012

1 All My Trials
2 Matty Groves (Live)
3 House of the Rising Sun
4 Plaisir D'amour
5 Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You (Live)
6 I Gave My Love a Cherry
7 Kumbaya (Live)
8 Wildwood Flower
9 Geordie (Live)
10 Copper Kettle (Live)
11 Once I Knew a Pretty Girl
12 Mary Hamilton
13 Scarlet Ribbons
14 What Have They Done To The Rain - Live
15 Silver Dagger
16 Black Is The Colour (live)
17 The Cherry Tree Carol
18 Danger Waters (Live)
19 Gospel Ship (Live)
20 The House Carpenter (live)
21 Pretty Boy Floyd (Live)
22 Lady Mary (Live)
23 Ate Amanha (Live)
24 East Virginia
25 Fare Thee Well
26 Donna Donna
27 John Riley
28 Rake And Rambling Boy
29 Little Moses
30 Henry Martin
31 El Preso Numero Nueve
32 Wagoner's Lad
33 The Trees They Do Grow High
34 The Lily of the West
35 Silkie
36 Lonesome Road
37 Pal of Mine
38 Barbara Allen
39 Old Blue
40 Railroad Boy
41 Island In the Sun
42 Water Boy
43 Annie Had a Baby
44 Oh Freedom
45 Man Smart, Woman Smarter
46 Dark As a Dungeon
47 Told My Captain




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