Cat Stevens Indian Ocean Lyrics

Indian Ocean Lyrics

It was a cold day in London

Dark clouds rumbling

Grabbed the yellow pages under the bed

I noticed an ad, it said



'Indian summer', '10 days of wonder'

'Paradise is yours for £50'

I thought to myself that's it



Told the wife to pack the bag

Forget about the plans we had

We're going east instead

She looked at me and shakes her head



I said, "Oh now, baby

I know it sounds crazy

But this may be the only chance we get

We only get one life to live"



So we grabbed the kids

And some body lotion

And we went to the middle of the

Indian Ocean



Our guide was there to meet us

'Welcome' sign to greet us

Ten porters stood up like a wall

Carried our bags to the hall



The custom man smiled to me

Begs so politely

"Tell me, sir, have you any more?"

I looked at him and said, "That's all"



They drove us to the beach house

I said, "Is this all ours?"

They nodded and rolled out the bed

I turned to my wife and said



"Ooh now honey, I guess it's still sunny

Let's all go down for a dip

Before the sun sets"



Suddenly I gazed up

Upon the rising wave

I saw the sea drawn from the sand

I grabbed the wife and kids and ran



"Please God, save us

Please don't blame us

For this is the only life we have

We'll make it up if we were bad"



The wave was a-pounding as we

Scrambled up the mountain

No one even dared to turn their head

Just one slip and you're dead



As the waves were dying

A child was crying

Searching for her mum and dad

A thin dress was all she had



She held us tight

We looked far and wide

But nothing there

There was nothing left

We all broke down and wept



Then came the morning

A new year was born

The girl had been with us all night

My wife looked down at her and sighed



"Oh my darling, it's suddenly dawning

But just take a look at those eyes

She must be paradise"