Island Love from Together by Fil Campbell and Tom McFarland

Out upon an island many, many years ago
A silent graveyard held a secret in the ground below
They found a grave, two bodies there
No markings up above
A story often told today, a story full of love.

They grew up on the island there and
he made her his wife
At one with sea and wind and earth,
they loved their island life
Until the time came when they were too
old to be alone
The family took them back with them to their mainland home.

Chorus
Island life and island love can’t be torn apart
The smell of sea and feel of wind, woven through
the heart

Longing for their island life, they felt so all alone They were so far from all they loved, the island in their bones
Then one sunny summer’s day a neighbour saw them pass
Home again, so happy there, dressed in Sunday best.

A friend went out to say hello and wondered where they’d gone
He found them tethered hand in hand together in the foam
In a single grave they placed them, lying side by side
Nothing there to mark their names
Nothing written of their fate
Church bells ring, the island waits
To tell their tale of love

• Folk
• NorthernIrishMusic
• acoustic
• irishfolk
• singer-songwriter
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