The Dark Island

1. 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
   
   CHORUS
   Oh Isle of my childhood I'm dreaming of thee
   As the steamer leaves Oban, and passes Tyree
   Soon I'll capture the magic, that lingers for me
   When I'm back, once more upon, the Dark Island
   
   

2. 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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3. 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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Key: G ¾
|Am | Em | C | G |
|G | G | G | Am |
|Am | Em | C | G |
|G | D | C | G |

Chorus
|G | G | C | G |
|G | G | G | Am |
|Am | Em | C | G |
|G | D | C | G |

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