[Verse]
CF This is my island in the sun
G7C Where my people have toiled since time begun.
CDm I may sail on many a sea
CG7C Her shores will always be home to me.
 [Chorus]
CF Oh, island in the sun,
G7C Willed to me by my father's hand
CF All my days I will sing and praise
G7C Of your forests, waters, your shining sands.
 [Verse]
CF As morning breaks the heaven on high
G7C I lift my heavy load to the sky.
CDm Sun comes down with a burning glow
CG7C Mingles my sweat with the earth below.
 [Chorus]
CF I see woman on bended knees
G7C Cutting cane for her family.
CDm I see man at the water side
CG7C Casting nets at the surging tide.
 [Chorus]
CF I hope the day will never come
G7C That I can't awake to the sound of a drum,
CDm Never let me miss carnival
CG7C