This is my island in the sun
Where my people have toiled
Though I may sail on many a sea,
her shores will always be home to me.
will to me by my father stand.
All my days I will sing and praise
Morning breaks the heaven on high,
I lift my heavy load to the sky.
Sun comes down with a burning glow,
Willed to me by my father's hand,
All my days I will sing and praise
Of her forest waters, her shining sands
You see woman unbended knee
Cutting kin for her family
You see man at the waterside
Casting nets at the surging tide
willed to me by my father's hand
All my days I will sing and praise
over forest waters or shining sands
Oh, I hope the day will never come
Never let me miss carnival,
Calypso tunes, philosophical
Willed to me by my father's hand
All my days I will sing and praise
