Over the Reef

I had the urge to travel
And I washed up on this shore
Unaware it was one in a million isles
Out on the sand that evening, it was you I saw
Gathering up the light of a million smiles

Oh, Samoa
Hear me, I abide
I'll sleep with this jewel by my side
Until dawn

Upon this south-sea island, I would make my home
If I thought my fortune would let me be
My fashionable clothes look so prosaic here
I don't think I can fight off the urge
To throw them in the sea

Oh, Samoa
The storm is in the skies
But I'll sleep with the stars in my eyes
Until dawn

What I love about this island
Is the way you stay undressed
With beaconing eyes you tell me the night is young
Let the lazy tradewinds play with your hair, but let me do the rest
The best part of my travels has just begun

Oh, Samoa
As your sun sets my senses rise
Banish the sleep from my eyes
Until dawn

[Instrumental]

As you stretch your dusky limbs out in the evening sun
We two must look just like a poster for Bacardi Rum
But your fingers have a magic touch I have never felt before
Surrounded by your softness
I linger on

Oh, Samoa
My commitments wait for me
But let them all jump in the sea
Until dawn

Tonight I feel a million peaceful miles from home
Palm tree lights are flickering in the haze
And you are the darkest woman I have ever known
Your laughing voice will stay with me now
Forever and always

Oh, Samoa
My ship must sail today
But I'll never be that far away
In my mind

Oh, Samoa
Keep the daylight far away
Oh, I wish in my heart I could stay
Behind