Spring on the Island

It's spring on the island
The ice is in the bay
And the weather's getting warmer now
Soon be drifting away
The boys are out troutin'
Or they're going on a tear
It's spring on the island
I wish I was there

Ah this boom town's got me down
I don't know why I came
It must have been the money though
It works out just the same
No matter how much I make
I spend as fast as I can make it
And if I could afford a plane trip out
Tomorrow, I'd take it

I wish I had the money back
I spent on all that beer
Though God knows it's the only thing
Made it worth staying here
But more than the money
Wish I had the time I let
Slip by me now, there's more than one way
To get into debt

Ah they say that time is money
Well I think it's more than that
I'll always have my pay cheque
Never get my time back
So it's time and a half or double time
Well I think it's a crime
And sometimes I think they're paying me
For wasting my time

It's spring on the island
The ice is in the bay
And the weather's gettin' warmer now
Soon be drifting away
The boys are out troutin'
Or they're going on a tear
It's spring on the island
I wish I was there