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Island in the Sun - Harry Belafonte



     
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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 sandAs 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 belowOh 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 sandI see woman on bended knee
Cutting cane for her family
I see man at the water-side
Casting nets at the surging tideOh 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 sandI hope the day will never come
When I can't awake to the sound of drum
Never let me miss carnival

With calypso songs philosophicalOh 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

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Harold George Belafonte, Jr. (born March 1, 1927 in New York, New York, United States) is an African-American musician, actor and social activist of Jamaican ancestry. One of the most successful Jamaican musicians in history, he was dubbed the "King of Calypso" for popularizing the Caribbean musical style in the 1950s. Belafonte is perhaps best known for singing the "Banana Boat Song", with its signature lyric "Day-O".

Read more about Harry Belafonte on Last.fm.


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