Taking islands in Africa
 Watch the slow boat hit [bad word] 
 Outside there's a world waiting
 I'll take it all by storm
 And when the sunset finds me
 [bad word] home

 Taking islands in Africa
 Watch the slow boat hit [bad word] 
 Every day the sun beats down
 I pull away from shore
 The wind blows hard into my sails
 Now I know I'm out of touch
 And times they could get tough
 But I'll move on so how could I fail?

 Taking islands in Africa
 Watch the slow boat hit [bad word] 
 When the evening fires burn
 The daylight dead and gone
 With you beside me we [bad word] 
 Outside there's a world waiting
 I'll take it all by storm
 And when the sunset finds me
 [bad word] home

 Taking islands in Africa
 Watch the slow boat hit [bad word]  Every day the sun beats down
 I pull away from shore
 The wind blows hard into my sails