Across The Sea - by Ernest Kaai, Ray Kinney & John Noble
Listen to the song the birds are singing Of the southern isles across the sea Island gems within a coral setting Islands of the sunny southern sea   Bright the sky above with golden sunshine Flooding all the lands with warmth and light See the palm trees swaying to the ocean Whispering songs of love by day and night   Chorus I: Across the sea an isle is calling me Calling to the wanderer to return Bidding me come back to fair Hawai`i To these sunny isles across the sea   See the surf comes rolling ever onwards Meets the land and melts in creamy foam Breaks upon the shore and scatters quickly Like a million pearls let loose to roam Chorus II: Across the sea those sunny isles are calling In my dreams they seem to beckon me Bidding me come back to dear Hawai`i To those lovely isles across the sea Watch the spray which melts in liquid sunshine Tossed up from the bosom of the deep High above in varied colors forming Like the mermaids rising from their sleep Chorus III: Across the sea those sunny isles are calling Calliing to the wanderer to return Bidding me come back to dear Hawai`i To those lovely isles across the sea	Ernest Kaleihoku Kaai
Source: Ernest Kaai (1881-1961) was born in Honolulu, educated at Punahou and was a gifted musician at age 17. He formed the first modern dance band in Honolulu, in 1904, toured the mainland playing and teaching Hawaiian music along the way, and died in Miami Springs, Florida. Recorded by Alfred Aholo Apaka, Hawaii's Golden Voice CD. Chorus II & III from original sheet music. Copyright 1919, 41, 47, 69 EMI Catalog Inc