Islay Bound Lyrics

The jetty's grey and damp

Time to raise the ramp

Loosen all the stays

Ropes coiled on the deck

Seals and hold double checked

Leaving Kennacraig

Low light to the west

Way out to sea

Pass the Point, no time to rest

Pick up a little speed

The wind now in our face

We watch the waves

Give up on the Minke whale

Go get a golden dram

Tell tales of the sea and land

It's coming up a gale

McArthur's light flickers as it spins

Throwing shadows across the Sound

Oh these clouds, oh these hills

All these times I remember still

We're Islay bound, Islay bound

Oh these clouds, oh these hills

All these times I remember still

Islay bound, Islay bound

Jewel in the sea

Open and free

Shine like a star

We're Islay bound, Islay bound

Golden ways

Our dearest days

Held in our hearts

We're Islay bound

We're Islay bound