ON THE ISLE OF MONTSERRAT,
NO, I NEVER SHALL FORGET
JUST A COUNTRY BOY, A GUITAR AND A SONG
YOU INVITED ME IN AND YOU TREATED ME LIKE KIN
AND YOU'VE GIVEN ME A REASON TO GO ON.
MY OLD FRIEND, THANKS FOR INVITING ME IN,
MY OLD FRIEND, MAY THIS GODBYE NEVER MEAN THE END.
AND IF WE'LL NEVER MEET AGAIN THIS SIDE OF LIFE,
IN A LITTLE WHILE OVER YONDER WHERE IT'S PEACE AND QUIET.
MY OLD FRIEND, WON'T YOU THINK ABOUT ME EV'RY NOW AND THEN?
IF I TOLD YOU HOW I FEEL,
OH, IT WOULDN'T SOUND SO REAL
'CAUSE EMOTIONS THEY ARE JUST NOT SETTIN' IN.
BUT IT'S SURE, IT'S GREAT TO KNOW THAT WHEREVER WE MAY GO
WE CAN ALWAYS BE THE BEST OF FRIENDS.
MY OLD FRIEND, THANKS FOR INVITING ME IN,
MY OLD FRIEND, MAY THIS GODBYE NEVER MEAN THE END.
AND IF WE'LL NEVER MEET AGAIN THIS SIDE OF LIFE,
IN A LITTLE WHILE OVER YONDER WHERE IT'S PEACE AND QUIET.
MY OLD FRIEND, WON'T YOU THINK ABOUT ME EV'RY NOW AND THEN?
AND I'LL THINK ABOUT YOU, MY OLD FRIEND.
YEAH, MY OLD FRIEND.