I wanna go back to the island Where the shrimp boats tie up to the pilin' Gimme oysters and beer For dinner every day of the year and I'll feel fine I'll feel fine I wanna be there Wanna go back down and lie beside the sea there With a tin cup for a chalice, fill it up with good red wine And I'm a' chewin' on a honeysuckle vine Yeah now, the sun goes slidin' 'cross the water Sailboats they go searchin' for the breeze Salt air it ain't thin It can stick right to your skin and make you feel fine Makes you feel fine I wanna be there Wanna go back down and a' get high by the sea there With a tin cup for a chalice, fill it up with good red wine And I'm a' chewin' on a honeysuckle vine Yes and now you heard my strange proposal So get that Packard up and let's move I wanna be there before the day Tries to steal away and leave us behind I've made up my mind And I wanna be there I wanna go back down and die beside the sea there With a tin cup for a chalice, fill it up with good red wine And I'm a' chewin' on a honeysuckle vine Yeah, with a tin cup for a chalice, fill it up with good red wine And I'm a' chewin' on a honeysuckle vine