This station rules the nation Go back to the island boy Wake up early one morning Kiss my mama goodbye Goin' back to the island Said don't worry mama, don't cry We're livin' on the island stable I sure hope that she's still able To go to the sea around 5 o'clock I'll stand at the bow and see the dock Out in the fields from dawn till dusk Swimmin' in the blue hole is a must That island where I was born First thing I will do is grown some corn We're cooking outside the island park I was young when I learned I haven't forgot Old folks smoking pipe and talking Saturday night we're gonna dance and sway Shake my belly, do that all day People don't you understand Live like a king and be a happy man Go back to the Island, boy Are you ready How you gonna get there I made a boat Are you ready How you gonna get there A boat, a boat, a boat, a boat (3 x's) We got to go to Nassau Go to Noussa Go to Cat Island want to be Exuba Go down to Fregua Go to Niguana Go to Long Island And then Ratingua I got to go, I got to go, I got to go back to the island (4 x's)