The Island

Summer time, long years ago
I always will remember
Just a boy who didn't know
That those days would never die

Oh, I recall the island girl
Her heart was still unbroken
And still I hear the pipers scream
In the summer island sky

Will ye dance and return to the island of the young?
Will ye dance until the dawn, until the rising of the sun?
Will ye dance and return to the island of the young?
Will ye dance until the dawn, until the rising of the sun?

Bluest eyes there's ever been
Like sunshine on the ocean
Sweetest smile I've ever seen
And her blacker matter hair
And the golden Hebrides
We danced until the morning
And felt the warm southern breeze
In the summer island air

Will ye dance and return to the island of the young?
Will ye dance until the dawn, until the rising of the sun?
Will ye dance and return to the island of the young?
Will ye dance until the dawn, until the rising of the sun?

I've walked this road for many years
And wisdom often failed me
Looking back now through the tears
Those days will never die

Oh, and when we're old and grey
Our hearts too often broken
We'll see again those summer days
And the summer island sky

Will ye dance and return to the island of the young?
Will ye dance until the dawn, until the rising of the sun?
Will ye dance and return to the island of the young?
Will ye dance until the dawn, until the rising of the sun?

Will ye dance and return to the island of the young?
Will ye dance until the dawn, until the rising of the sun?
Will ye dance and return to the island of the young?
Will ye dance until the dawn, until the rising of the sun?