The Doves of the Emerald Isle
©1989,Chuk Mac Donald

1st verse Off the coast of Antigua Lies the isle of Montserrat Where the people are so friendly And the sands are hot an' black. There I took a walk one day From Plymouth to St John's Along a narrow road That wound on and on.	2nd verse I met a man heading home With his lunchpail and his Guiness. He laughed when I told him Where I'd left and I was headed. I stopped to pick some mangoes And wash them in a stream And sitting by the roadside I watched the silver sea.
3rd verse To the Big Stone by Little Bay From the "Hairpins" seemed so far But nothin' like the workout That inclined me to John's Bar. I missed the last bus back to town Caught the first pickup I tried And watched the night engulf Visions of Paradise.	Chorus Oh the doves of the Emerald Isle Coo in the distance Softly they say "Come back!" Oh the doves of the Emerald Isle Coo in the distance Softly they say "Come back!" "Back to Montserrat" Dedicated to Marie & Autin Bramble and Family