Dark Island (V)

Away to the westward, I'm longing to be
Where the beauties of heaven, unfold by the sea
Where the sweet purple heather, blooms fragrant and free
On a hill-top, high above the Dark Island

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Oh Isle of my childhood, I'm dreaming of thee

As the steamer leaves Oban, and passes Tiree

Soon I'll capture the magic, that lingers for me

When I'm back, once more upon, the Dark Island

So gentle the sea breeze, that ripples the bay
Where the stream joins the ocean, and young children play
On a strand of pure silver, I'll welcome each day
And I'll roam forever more, the Dark Island

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True gem of the hebrides, bathed in the light
Like a midsummer dawning, that follows the night
How I long for the cry, of the seagulls in flight
As they circle high above, the Dark Island

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