Verse 1
(Style: Rub-a-Dub / Stop-Start Phrasing)
(Beat drops out for the first line, then kicks back in with a heavy bass bounce)
Gutpla day... (Pause) ...mi sindaun long nambis.
Mi tingim bek... (Pause) ...ol memory blo yesterday.
Sun shine! Down on my face.
Mi tingim bek... long ples blo mi.
(Heavy bass slides)
Stones and sand, they surround you.
Coconuts swaying, yeah, they found you.
Island blo mi silip lo eastern side
Chorus
(Style: Ask and Response / Three-Part Harmony)
Lead: Oh my island , island, yu stap klostu lo mi.
Harmony: oh island, yu luk nice tumas!)
Lead: Stones and sand all around yu...
Harmony: (Yu island blo mi stret!)
Lead: Oh my 3 island oh 3 sland!
Harmony: (Yu luk nice tumas!)
Verse 2
(Style: Monotone Chant / Lover’s Rock Sentiment)
(The rhythm smooths out into a steady, romantic skank)
Mi kisim boat go lo three island,
Pisin fly antap lo sea wantaim fish.,
Mi tingim Pedy island na Alim island
You are the only place with plenty fish
Solwara silip sor rih, 3 island
Everything is cool and calm,
Hold me in your island arms.
Chorus
(Style: Ask and Response / Three-Part Harmony)
Harmony: (nice island, yu stap lo eastern side!)
Lead: Stones and sand raunim yu... ol pikinini wok pul lo canoe
Harmony: (Yu island blo mi !)
Lead: Oh the island in the east, with coconuts surrounding you..
Harmony: (Yu luk nice tumas!)
Final Chorus & Outro
(Style: Counter-Melody / Melismatic Runs)
Main Hook: Oh my island..... (Yu nice tumas...)
Counter-Melody: (Solwara silip, ol pisin fly, mi tingim bek...) mi tingim island silip antap long solwara.yu silip antap long solwara...
(Fading out with the sound of waves and a light drum roll)
