La Isla Bonita, by Madonna/Leanard/Gaitsch (Madonna), 1987; performed/taught here by Marco D.
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VERSE 1:
Last night I dreamt of San Pedro
Just - like - I'd - never gone
I knew the song
A young girl with eyes like the desert
It - all - seems like yesterday
Not far away
CHORUS:
Tropical the island breeze
All of nature, wild and free
This is where I long to be
La isla bonita
And when the samba played
The sun would set so high
Ring through my ears and sting my eyes
Your Spanish lullaby
VERSE 2:
I fell in love with San Pedro
Warm - wind - carried on the sea
He called to me
Te dijo - te amo
I - prayed - that the days would last
They went so fast
[REPEAT CHORUS]
BRIDGE:
I want to be where the sun warms the sky
When it's time for siesta
You can watch them go by
Beautiful faces, no cares in this world
Where a girl loves a boy
And a boy - - - - - loves - a girl
PART - INSTRUMENTAL VERSE:
Last night I dreamt of San Pedro
It - all - seems like yesterday
Not far away
[REPEAT CHORUS TWICE]