Coast of Malabar

Far away across the ocean, beneath an Indian star

Lives a little dark-eyed maiden on the coast of Malabar

In the harbor where we anchored, I could see her, shy and sweet

With a blossom on her bosom and the wild waves at her feet

I can see the crowded city, the palm trees green and tall

And the starry night she danced with me inside those city walls

She gave a little wistful glance as she looked across the bay

And she whispered, "Oh, if you love me, why do you sail away?"

I must go, my little dark eyes, I must go, my Indian star

But I'll come again and love you on the coast of Malabar

In my dreams I oft times wander to that far off Indian sea

And the days that we spent together, they come back again to me

I can see the crowded city, the palm trees on the shore

But that little dark-eyed maiden, she's there no more, no more

Fare thee well, my little dark eyes, fare thee well, my Indian star

In my dreams I will live forever on the coast of Malabar