C   F   C   F

[Verse 1]
                   C                      G
With a wave of her hand and her sparkling eye
   F      C        F       C
My island girl bid me good-bye
     F      C                G
For another dream in another time
     F      C           F      C
For another life under another sky


[Verse 2]
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But don't just cut out your heart, keep it open and sure
        F         C                Dm   G
Keep it free from hurt and keep an open door
            Gm        F          G         Am
And let the spirit of love that united our soul
     F      C                  Dm      G
Be a gentle dove and guide you to your goal
                    C                           G
And I'll go to that stream and I'll sing my own prayer
        F      C             F         C       F   C   F
That my island girl shall be safe everywhere


[Verse 3]
                    C                   G
Sing away while you can and before very long
    F      C               F      C
The coming tide brings the chosen one
    F          C                   G
And there is a hope and there is a peace
        F       C             F     C
In that ancient land where my angel sleeps


[Verse 4]
                         F            G            C
And when your river runs high, let it flow, let it flow
G         F         C                Dm     G
It's your time with life to let your garden grow
              Gm          F             G          Am
And when your burden gets rough, let it go, let it go
         F          C             Dm          G
Let your strength return on every breeze that blows
                     C                   G
Through that ancient land, through eternity
       F      C       F      C    F   C   F
Oh, my island girl, remember me


[Verse 5]
                      C                        G
For your life has its course and you never can say
           F        C      F         C
Who you'll meet and marry along your way
       F             C                       G
But be sure from the start that the cities behind
         F             C                  F      C
Love the land's living heart and breathe eternal time


[Verse 6]
                         F            G       C
And when your river runs dry and your halo is torn
G         F      C             Dm          G
Drink the living stream in the calm of the dawn
            Gm        F                  G           Am
And may you travel in peace and may your children be blessed
         F      C               Dm     G
And your mind released and your soul caressed
                C                    G
In that faraway land where my spirit flies
      F      C                F       C       F   C   F
To my island girl under those ancient skies


[Verse 7]
                       C                      G
And with a wave of her hand and her sparkling eye
   F      C        F       C
My island girl bid me good-bye
     F      C                G
For another dream in another time
     F      C           F      C
For another life under another sky