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Island In the Sun

Artist: Harry Belafonte (peak Billboard position # 30 in 1957)
Words and Music by Harry Belafonte and Lord Burgess
Title song from the 1957 film starring James Mason, Joan Collins, Dorothy
Dandridge, Michael Rennie, and Belafonte.

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

CHORUS
Oh, island in the sun
Willed 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 earth below

CHORUS

I see woman on bended knee
Cutting cane for her family
I see man at the waterside
Casting nets at the surging tide

CHORUS

I pray the day will never come
When I can't awake to the sound of drum
Never let me miss carnival
With calypso songs philosophical

CHORUS

Transcribed by Ronald E. Hontz
ronhontz@worldnet.att.net

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Island In the Sun 
  
 Artist: Harry Belafonte (peak Billboard position # 30 in 1957) 
 Words and Music by Harry Belafonte and Lord Burgess 
 Title song from the 1957 film starring James Mason, Joan Collins, Dorothy 
 Dandridge, Michael Rennie, and Belafonte. 
  
 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 
  
 CHORUS 
 Oh, island in the sun 
 Willed 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 earth below 
  
 CHORUS 
  
 I see woman on bended knee 
 Cutting cane for her family 
 I see man at the waterside 
 Casting nets at the surging tide 
  
 CHORUS 
  
 I pray the day will never come 
 When I can't awake to the sound of drum 
 Never let me miss carnival 
 With calypso songs philosophical 
  
 CHORUS 
  
 Transcribed by Ronald E. Hontz 
 ronhontz@worldnet.att.net

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