Houses iced in whitewash guard a pale shoreline
Cornered by the cactus and the pine
Here I wander where sweet sage and strange herbs grow
Down a crumpled sunbaked stony road
Dusty wheels leaning, rusting in the sun
Snuff brown walls where Spanish lizards run
Here I'm shadowed by a dragon fig tree's fan
Ringed by ants and musing over man
Chorus:
I'll unwind my old strings
While the sun shine down
Won't climb any high thing
While the sun shine
Formentera Lady, sing your song for me
Formentera Lady, sun lover
Lamplight glows on old guitars the travellers strum
Incense children dance to an Indian drum
Here Odysseus charm-ed for dark Circe fell
Still her perfume lingers, still her spell
Chorus:
Time's gray hand won't catch me
While the stars shine down
Untie and unlatch me
While the stars shine
Formentera Lady, dance your dance for me
Formentera Lady, dark lover