Christine Anu 

My Island Home 

 

Six years I've been in the city and every night I dream fo the sea 

They say home is where you find it 

Will this place ever satisy me 

For I come from the salt-water people 

We always live by the sea 

Now I'm down living in the city, 

With my man, and a family. 

 

My island home, my island home 

My island home is waiting for me. 

My island home, my island home, 

My island home is waiting for me. 

In the evening the dry wind blows 

From the hills and across the plain 

I close my eyes and I'm standing, 

In a boat on the sea again. 

And I'm holding that long turtle spear 

And I feel that I'm close to where I must be. 

My island home is waiting for me. 

 

For I come from the salt-water people, 

We always live by the sea, 

Now I'm down here living in the city 

With my man, and a family 

 

My island home, my island home 

My island home is waiting for me. 

My island home, my island home, 

My island home is waiting for me. 

 

My island home, my island home 

My island home is waiting for me. 

My island home, my island home, 

My island home is waiting for me. 

 

Earthbeat version  

(sung at the closing ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games) 

I come from the salt-water people 

We always live by the sea 

They say home is where you find it, 

Will this place ever satisfy me? 

 

My island home, my island home 

My island home is waiting for me. 

My island home, my island home, 

My island home is waiting for me. 

 

Six years I lived in the desert,  

Every night - I dreamt of the sea 

Now I'm down here living in the city 

With all of my family  

 

My island home, my island home 

My island home is waiting for me. 

My island home, my island home, 

My island home is waiting for me. 

 

In the evening the dry wind blows, 

From the hills and across the plain 

I close my eyes and I'm standing, 

In a boat on the sea again. 

And I'm holding that long turtle spear 

And I feel I'm close now to where it must be. 

My island home is waiting for me. 

 

<instrumental> 

 

My home is Australia,  

We are a land, bound by sea 

Though I may travel far across the ocean 

It will never - forget me 

 

My island home, my island home 

My island home is waiting for me. 

My island home, my island home, 

My island home is waiting for me. 

 

My island home, my island home 

My island home is surrounded by me. 

My island home, my island home, 

My island home is across the sea. 

Christine Anu 

My Island Home 

 

Six years I've been in the city and every night I dream fo the sea 

They say home is where you find it 

Will this place ever satisy me 

For I come from the salt-water people 

We always live by the sea 

Now I'm down living in the city, 

With my man, and a family. 

 

My island home, my island home 

My island home is waiting for me. 

My island home, my island home, 

My island home is waiting for me. 

In the evening the dry wind blows 

From the hills and across the plain 

I close my eyes and I'm standing, 

In a boat on the sea again. 

And I'm holding that long turtle spear 

And I feel that I'm close to where I must be. 

My island home is waiting for me. 

 

For I come from the salt-water people, 

We always live by the sea, 

Now I'm down here living in the city 

With my man, and a family 

 

My island home, my island home 

My island home is waiting for me. 

My island home, my island home, 

My island home is waiting for me. 

 

My island home, my island home 

My island home is waiting for me. 

My island home, my island home, 

My island home is waiting for me. 

 

Earthbeat version  

(sung at the closing ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games) 

I come from the salt-water people 

We always live by the sea 

They say home is where you find it, 

Will this place ever satisfy me? 

 

My island home, my island home 

My island home is waiting for me. 

My island home, my island home, 

My island home is waiting for me. 

 

Six years I lived in the desert,  

Every night - I dreamt of the sea 

Now I'm down here living in the city 

With all of my family  

 

My island home, my island home 

My island home is waiting for me. 

My island home, my island home, 

My island home is waiting for me. 

 

In the evening the dry wind blows, 

From the hills and across the plain 

I close my eyes and I'm standing, 

In a boat on the sea again. 

And I'm holding that long turtle spear 

And I feel I'm close now to where it must be. 

My island home is waiting for me. 

 

<instrumental> 

 

My home is Australia,  

We are a land, bound by sea 

Though I may travel far across the ocean 

It will never - forget me 

 

My island home, my island home 

My island home is waiting for me. 

My island home, my island home, 

My island home is waiting for me. 

 

My island home, my island home 

My island home is surrounded by me. 

My island home, my island home, 

My island home is across the sea. 

Christine Anu 

My Island Home 

 

Six years I've been in the city and every night I dream fo the sea 

They say home is where you find it 

Will this place ever satisy me 

For I come from the salt-water people 

We always live by the sea 

Now I'm down living in the city, 

With my man, and a family. 

 

My island home, my island home 

My island home is waiting for me. 

My island home, my island home, 

My island home is waiting for me. 

In the evening the dry wind blows 

From the hills and across the plain 

I close my eyes and I'm standing, 

In a boat on the sea again. 

And I'm holding that long turtle spear 

And I feel that I'm close to where I must be. 

My island home is waiting for me. 

 

For I come from the salt-water people, 

We always live by the sea, 

Now I'm down here living in the city 

With my man, and a family 

 

My island home, my island home 

My island home is waiting for me. 

My island home, my island home, 

My island home is waiting for me. 

 

My island home, my island home 

My island home is waiting for me. 

My island home, my island home, 

My island home is waiting for me. 

 

Earthbeat version  

(sung at the closing ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games) 

I come from the salt-water people 

We always live by the sea 

They say home is where you find it, 

Will this place ever satisfy me? 

 

My island home, my island home 

My island home is waiting for me. 

My island home, my island home, 

My island home is waiting for me. 

 

Six years I lived in the desert,  

Every night - I dreamt of the sea 

Now I'm down here living in the city 

With all of my family  

 

My island home, my island home 

My island home is waiting for me. 

My island home, my island home, 

My island home is waiting for me. 

 

In the evening the dry wind blows, 

From the hills and across the plain 

I close my eyes and I'm standing, 

In a boat on the sea again. 

And I'm holding that long turtle spear 

And I feel I'm close now to where it must be. 

My island home is waiting for me. 

 

<instrumental> 

 

My home is Australia,  

We are a land, bound by sea 

Though I may travel far across the ocean 

It will never - forget me 

 

My island home, my island home 

My island home is waiting for me. 

My island home, my island home, 

My island home is waiting for me. 

 

My island home, my island home 

My island home is surrounded by me. 

My island home, my island home, 

My island home is across the sea. 

Christine Anu 

My Island Home 

 

Six years I've been in the city and every night I dream fo the sea 

They say home is where you find it 

Will this place ever satisy me 

For I come from the salt-water people 

We always live by the sea 

Now I'm down living in the city, 

With my man, and a family. 

 

My island home, my island home 

My island home is waiting for me. 

My island home, my island home, 

My island home is waiting for me. 

In the evening the dry wind blows 

From the hills and across the plain 

I close my eyes and I'm standing, 

In a boat on the sea again. 

And I'm holding that long turtle spear 

And I feel that I'm close to where I must be. 

My island home is waiting for me. 

 

For I come from the salt-water people, 

We always live by the sea, 

Now I'm down here living in the city 

With my man, and a family 

 

My island home, my island home 

My island home is waiting for me. 

My island home, my island home, 

My island home is waiting for me. 

 

My island home, my island home 

My island home is waiting for me. 

My island home, my island home, 

My island home is waiting for me. 

 

Earthbeat version  

(sung at the closing ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games) 

I come from the salt-water people 

We always live by the sea 

They say home is where you find it, 

Will this place ever satisfy me? 

 

My island home, my island home 

My island home is waiting for me. 

My island home, my island home, 

My island home is waiting for me. 

 

Six years I lived in the desert,  

Every night - I dreamt of the sea 

Now I'm down here living in the city 

With all of my family  

 

My island home, my island home 

My island home is waiting for me. 

My island home, my island home, 

My island home is waiting for me. 

 

In the evening the dry wind blows, 

From the hills and across the plain 

I close my eyes and I'm standing, 

In a boat on the sea again. 

And I'm holding that long turtle spear 

And I feel I'm close now to where it must be. 

My island home is waiting for me. 

 

<instrumental> 

 

My home is Australia,  

We are a land, bound by sea 

Though I may travel far across the ocean 

It will never - forget me 

 

My island home, my island home 

My island home is waiting for me. 

My island home, my island home, 

My island home is waiting for me. 

 

My island home, my island home 

My island home is surrounded by me. 

My island home, my island home, 

My island home is across the sea.