Tropical Island (state of mind) Ovid Stevens guitar intro: (2X) I've been to Jamaica a lot , I've seen the pretty women there I've been to China, Oh nothing quite compares I've been to New York too & every port along the way, I have found paradise, now I'm here to stay ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chorus ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Send the schooner away, I'm on dry land & Take a look at my face, you'll understand. I don't need to go runnin' away to find, Oh no, some Tropical Island state of mind, mind mind ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Verse 2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I let the trade winds take me to a place called nowhere I came upon a port called hope, Jesus, ain't nobody there ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chorus ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Send the schooner away, I'm on dry land & Take a look at my face, you'll understand. I don't need to go runnin' away to find, Oh no Some Tropical Island state of mind mind, mind + You're all I needed .. all I needed, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Verse 3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I've got my feet on cloud nine, & my face is in the wind Go on, tell the Capt'n kiss my ass, cuz I won't be back again, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chorus ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Send the schooner away, I'm on dry land & Take a look at my face, you'll understand. I don't need to go runnin' away to find, Oh no, some Tropical Island state of mind Oooh, Oooh, Oooh, Oooh, some Tropical Island state of mind ~~~~~~~~~ Key Change to ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ some Tropical Island state of mind some Tropical Island state of mind