cobwebs & dust – gordon lightfoot

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island goodbye , island goodbye
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we been too long together , my island and i
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’cross the blue sea , ’cross the blue sea
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we been too long together , my island and me

cobwebs and dust , cobwebs and dust
i hate to leave you but leave you , i must
float through the sky , float through the sky
we been too long together , my cobwebs and i

troubles goodbye , troubles goodbye
we been too long together , my troubles and i
’cross the blue sea , ’cross the blue sea
we been too long together , my troubles and me

cobwebs and dust , cobwebs and dust
i hate to leave you but leave you , i must
float through the sky , float through the sky
we been too long together , my cobwebs and i

unlock the gate , unlock the gate
lower the drawbridge , the hour is late
whom shall it be? whom shall it be?
we been too long together , my drawbridge and me

cobwebs and dust , cobwebs and dust
i hate to leave you but leave you , i must
float through the sky , float through the sky
we been too long together , my cobwebs and i

tear down the walls , tear down the walls
gather my treasure and scatter it all
’cross the blue sea , ’cross the blue sea
we been too long together , my treasure and me

run to her side , run to her side
run to my island and make her yer bride
whom shall it be? whom shall it be?
we been too long together , my island and me