My ship set sail to Bluebird Island and slowly drifted out to sea Her silver sails to cross the ocean my lover's lonely heart set free Then out across the waves the bluebirds came one day Out o'er the silver sea your message brought to me To sail my ship of love along the moonlit bay And anchor in the harbor of your heart
The trade winds there on Bluebird Island soon dried her lonely tears away The treasure I found broken hearted was locked within my heart to stay Break (fiddle - steel) The trade winds there on Bluebird Island soon dried her lonely tears away The treasure I found broken hearted was locked within my heart to stay