Away to the westward
I'm longing to be,
Where the beauties of heaven

Unfold by the sea;
Where the sweet purple heather blooms
Fragrant and free

On a hilltop high above
The Dark Island


So gentle the sea breeze,
That ripples the bay,
Where the stream joins the ocean,

And young children play;
On the strand of pure silver,


I'll welcome each day,
And I'll roam for every more,
The Dark Island


True gem of the Herbrides,
Bathed in the light,

Of the mid-summer dawning,
That follows the night;
How I yearn for the cries,

Of the seagulls in flight,
As they circle above
The Dark Island