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BLUEBIRD ISLAND
Recorded by Hank Snow & Anita Carter
Words and music by Hank Snow
CMy G7ship set Csail to FBluebird CIsland
And slowly G7drifted out to Csea
Her G7silver Csails to Fcross the Cocean
My lover's G7lonely heart set Cfree.
CThen out aFcross the Cwaves, the G7bluebirds Ccame one day
Out G7o'er the silver sea, your Cmessage brought to me
To Dsail my ship of love along the G7moonlit bay
And Danchor in the harbor of your G7heart.
The trade winds Cthere on FBluebird CIsland
Soon dried her G7lonely tears aCway
The G7treasure CI found Fbroken-Chearted
Was locked G7within my heart to Cstay.
The trade winds Cthere on FBluebird CIsland
Soon dried her G7lonely tears aCway
The G7treasure CI found Fbroken-Chearted
Was locked G7within my heart to Cstay.
Note.  THE BEST OF - HANK SNOW
       1966 RCA LSP-3478(e)

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Bluebird Island

by Hank Snow

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BLUEBIRD ISLAND

Recorded by Hank Snow & Anita Carter

Words and music by Hank Snow

C G7 C F C

My ship set sail to Bluebird Island

G7 C

And slowly drifted out to sea

G7 C F C

Her silver sails to cross the ocean

G7 C

My lover's lonely heart set free.

C F C G7 C

Then out across the waves, the bluebirds came one day

G7 C

Out o'er the silver sea, your message brought to me

D G7

To sail my ship of love along the moonlit bay

D G7

And anchor in the harbor of your heart.

C F C

The trade winds there on Bluebird Island

G7 C

Soon dried her lonely tears away

G7 C F C

The treasure I found broken-hearted

G7 C

Was locked within my heart to stay.

C F C

The trade winds there on Bluebird Island

G7 C

Soon dried her lonely tears away

G7 C F C

The treasure I found broken-hearted

G7 C

Was locked within my heart to stay.

Note. THE BEST OF - HANK SNOW

1966 RCA LSP-3478(e)

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