THE BASTIANOS SONG
BY DAVE RATTLE
DIVING OFF BUNAKEN ISLAND
ENJOYING THE TROPICAL WEATHER
JUST YOU AND ME, JUST US AND WE
LIVING AND DIVING AND BEING TOGETHER
THERE’S A BREEZE BLOWING IN FROM THE OCEAN
COOLING THE HEAT OF THE DAY
LATER THE LOCALS WILL GIVE US SOME VOCALS
AND THEY’LL BRING THEIR GUITARS OUT TO PLAY
THIS SURELY IS PARADISE LIVING
THE SUNSHINE, THE SEA AND THE BREEZE
SLIPPING GENTLY UNDER THE TROPICAL WAVES
WE DIVE BASTIANOS WITH EASE
THERE’S WORD GOING ROUND THAT WE’RE STRANDED
THEY’VE THROWN OUR AIR TICKETS AWAY
I’LL DRINK TO THAT RUMOUR, PUTS ME IN GOOD HUMOUR
‘COS WE’RE AT BASTIANOS TO STAY
CHORUS: BASTIANOS, BASTIANOS – DIVING THE DAYTIME AWAY
BASTIANOS, BASTIANOS – UNDER THE OCEAN WE PLAY
TURQUOISE AND BLUE, SOFT ULTRA-MARINE
FISHES GALORE – MORE THAN YOU’VE EVER SEEN
BASTIANOS, BASTIANOS – WE’RE AT BASTIANOS TO STAY
STUCK ON A SOUTHERN SEAS ISLAND
WITH A BLUE CORAL REEF ROUND THE BAY
THIS PRECIOUS TIME SPENT TOGETHER IS OURS
AND NO ONE CAN TAKE IT AWAY
SITTING DEEP IN THE SHADE OF THE DIVE LODGE
OR ON A BOAT SAILING FAR FROM THE SHORE
THE MEMORY OF THIS PRECIOUS TIME THAT WE’RE SHARING
WILL STAY IN OUR MINDS AND OUR HEARTS EVERMORE
CHORUS: BASTIANOS, BASTIANOS – DIVING THE DAYTIME AWAY
BASTIANOS, BASTIANOS – UNDER THE OCEAN WE PLAY
TURQUOISE AND BLUE, SOFT ULTRA-MARINE
FISHES GALORE – MORE THAN YOU’VE EVER SEEN
BASTIANOS, BASTIANOS – WE’RE AT BASTIANOS TO STAY
