The Isle of Capri - Gracie Fields

'Twas on the Isle of Capri that I found her

Beneath the shade of an old walnut tree,

Oh I can still see the flowers blooming round her

When we met on the isle of Capri

She was as sweet as the rose at the dawning

But somehow fate hadn’t meant her for me,

Though I sailed with the tide in the morning

Yet my heart’s on the Isle of Capri

Summertime was nearly over,

Blue Italian sky above,

I said «Lady, I’m a rover,

Won’t you spare one sweet word of love?»

She whispered softly

«It's best not to linger.»

And then as I kissed her hand I could see

She wore a plain golden ring on her finger

'Twas goodbye on the Isle of Capri.

Somewhere far away over Naples Bay

I heard a quaint lover’s story

Its magic thrill holds a spell on me still,

It’s a story old

That’s been sadly told,

Down by the shore in the moonlight

How love began for a girl and a man,

'Twas on the Isle of Capri that I found her

Beneath the shade of an old walnut tree

When we met on the Isle of Capri

She was as sweet as the rose at the dawning

But somehow fate hadn’t meant her for me,

Still my heart’s on the Isle of Capri.

Summertime was nearly over

Blue Italian sky above

I said «Lady, I’m a rover,

Won’t you sing one sweet word of love?»

She wore a plain golden ring on her finger

'Twas goodbye on the Isle of Capri.