Twenty-Six Miles:
Bruce Belland, Glenn Larson· Songs Well-Known in America · p.346
CHORUS:
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TWENTY-SIX MILES ACROSS THE SEA, SANTA CATALINA IS A-WAITIN' FOR ME.
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SANTA CATALINA, THE ISLAND OF ROMANCE, ROMANCE, ROMANCE, ROMANCE. (END)
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WATER ALL AROUND IT EVERYWHERE, TROPICAL TREES AND THE SALTY AIR.
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BUT FOR ME THE THING THAT'S A-WAITIN' THERE … ROMANCE.
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IT SEEMS SO DISTANT, TWENTY-SIX MILES AWAY. RESTING IN THE WATER, SERENE.
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I'D WORK FOR ANYONE, EVEN THE NAVY, WHO WOULD FLOAT ME TO MY ISLAND DREAM.
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TWENTY-SIX MILES, SO NEAR, YET FAR.
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I'D SWIM WITH JUST SOME WATER-WINGS AND MY GUITAR.
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I COULD LEAVE THE WINGS BUT I'LL NEED THE GUITAR
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FOR ROMANCE, ROMANCE, ROMANCE, ROMANCE. (CHORUS)
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A TROPICAL HEAVEN OUT IN THE OCEAN. COVERED WITH TREES AND GIRLS.
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IF I HAVE TO SWIM, I'LL DO IT FOREVER, TILL I'M GAZIN' ON THOSE ISLAND PEARLS.
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FORTY KILOMETERS IN A LEAKY OLD BOAT. ANY OLD THING THAT'LL STAY AFLOAT.
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WHEN WE ARRIVE, WE'LL ALL PROMOTE ROMANCE, ROMANCE, ROMANCE, ROMANCE.
(CHORUS) (REPEAT 2X AND FADE)
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TWENTY-SIX MILES ACROSS THE SEA. SANTA CATALINA IS A-WAITIN' FOR ME.