Twenty-six Miles across the Sea (Santa Catalina)
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w&m: Glen Larson and Bruce Belland, 1958

[Chorus 1]
Twenty-six miles across the sea,
Santa Catalina is a-waitin' for me;
Santa Catalina, the island of romance,
Romance, romance, romance
Water all around it everywhere,
Tropical trees and the salty air,
But for me the thing that's a-waitin' there, romance.

[Verse 1]
It seems so distant, twenty-six miles away,
Restin' in the water serene;
I'd work for anyone, even the Navy
Who would float me to my island dream.

[Chorus 2]
Twenty-six miles, so near yet far,
I'd swim with just some water-wings and my guitar;
I could leave the wings
But I'll need the guitar for romance,
Romance, romance, romance.
Twenty-six miles across the sea,
Santa Catalina is a-waitin' for me;
Santa Catalina, the island of romance.

[Verse 2]
A tropical heaven out in the ocean,
Covered with trees and girls;
If I had to swim, I'd do it forever
'Til I'm gazin' on those island pearls.

[Chorus 3]
Forty kilometers in a leaky old boat,
Any old thing that'll stay afloat;
When we arrive we'll all promote romance,
Romance, romance, romance.
Twenty-six miles across the sea,
Santa Catalina is a-waitin' for me;
Santa Catalina, the island of romance,
Romance, romance, romance.

[Coda]
Twenty-six miles across the sea,
Santa Catalina is a-waitin' for me.