Shipwreck Island

He was a very careful man, it was a new catamaran
The day before it hit the fan
Off Shipwreck Island
It came to him out of the blue, like all the best ideas do
And so I am telling it to you
From Shipwreck Island

So, once upon a Christmas Day, the breakers rolled into the bay
Then just as swiftly sailed away
From Shipwreck Island
Drifting from the Coral Sea with all the flotsam and debris
This is how he came to be
On Shipwreck Island

On Shipwreck Island, hm-hm, hm-hm

The shingle sings out on the shore, the way it will for evermore
The way it did the day before
On Shipwreck Island
The day he made it through the reef, the day the shifty little thief
Had landed to his great relief
On Shipwreck Island

Seemingly with sleight of hand, his footsteps melt into the sand
Like confiscated contraband
On Shipwreck Island
So should the snoopers overfly, there's nothing for them to espy
And so they'll keep on passing by
Shipwreck Island

Shipwreck Island, hm-hm, hm-hm

There was another on the crew and they had both had one or two
Celebrating getting through
To Shipwreck Island
But say it long and say it loud, it really didn't make him proud
That somehow two can be a crowd
On Shipwreck Island

And is his conscience kicking in? It should be pricking like a pin
Like stinging sand on sunburned skin
On Shipwreck Island
But no, he's piling on the stones about that useless bag of bones
That he has sent to Davy Jones
From Shipwreck Island

From Shipwreck Island, hm-hm, hm-hm, hm

Very soon he'll have to leave, but never mourn or ever grieve
This is a tangled web we weave
On Shipwreck Island
It's time to open the shampoo and maybe raise a glass or two
I'm sure he'll do the same for you
On Shipwreck Island

He was a very careful man, it was a new catamaran
The day before it hit the fan
Off Shipwreck Island
It came to him out of the blue, like all the best ideas do
And so I am telling it to you
From Shipwreck Island

From Shipwreck Island, hm-hm, hm-hm, hm
From Shipwreck Island, hm-hm, hm-hm