Lyrics The Isle of Capri - Gracie Fields

The Isle of Capri

'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.