Island In The Sun Lyrics

The song Island In The Sun is performed by Harry Belafonte in the album named An Evening With Harry Belafonte & Friends in the year 1997 .



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 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

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 sand

I see woman on bended knee
Cutting cane for her family
I see man at the water-side
Casting nets at the surfing tide

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 sand

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

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 sand



Harry Belafonte - An Evening With Harry Belafonte & Friends

Aug 1997

  1. We Are The Wave
  2. Turn The World Around
  3. Island In The Sun
  4. Skin To Skin
  5. Kwela (Listen To The Man)
  6. Eyala
  7. Matilda
  8. Dangerous Times
  9. Try To Remember
  10. Paradise In Gazankulu
  11. Eyando
  12. Jamaica Farewell
  13. Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)

Island In The Sun