Adieu to my island

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I must bid adieu to my island, leave the nights by the sea,

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my heart is heavy inside me, bowed down just like the palm tree.

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1. The nights may be warm in Hawaii,

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and the sun may shine on Rome,

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but the steel bands are playing in Trinidad,

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and my heart tells me that's home.

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2. I've traveled around on the sailing ships

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from Barbados to Bombay,

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but the laughter in the market in Trinidad

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tells me that's where I should stay.

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La la la la la, la la la la, la la la la la la. (2x)

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3. The sun's comin' out of the ocean now,

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in an hour I'll be gone.

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Watch from the mountain when the ships sail in

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for the one that I'll be on.

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La la la la la, la la la la, la la la la la la. (2x) (Kingston Trio)