Jay Ferguson - Thunder Island (1978)

Note: Click "Show More" for lyrics. Jay Ferguson (b. 10 May 1947, Burbank, California) is an American rock and roll/pop musician, known for his work with Spirit and Jo Jo Gunne, and his 1978 solo hit "Thunder Island". His later career has been as a composer of music for television programs and films. Ferguson recorded three studio albums and a limited-run live album for Asylum. He scored a Top 10 hit with the title song on his second solo album, Thunder Island, which peaked at #9 in the US, and another hit with "Shakedown Cruise" from his last Asylum album, Real Life Ain't This Way. After his recording contract for Asylum was completed, Ferguson changed record labels, and recorded two more solo albums for Capitol Records.

Lyrics:

Thunder Island (J. Ferguson / B. Szymczyk / Asylum)

Sha, la, la, la, la, la, my lady.

In the sun with your hair undone
Can you hear me now callin' your name from across the bay?
A summer's day laughin' and a hidin'
Chasin' love out on Thunder Island

Hey, hey, hey, hey

She was the color of the indian summer
And we shared the hours without number
Until one day when the sky turned dark and the winds grew wild
Caught by the rain and blinded by the lightning
We rode the storm out there on Thunder Island

I held her close until the storm passed
And we fell down laughing in the wet grass
Both our bodies drying in the sunshine
Sweet sunshine

So
Sha, la, la, la, la, la my lady
In the sun with your dress undone
Now every mile away and every day
Cuts a little bit deeper
I'll remember the nights in the cool sand
Makin' love out on Thunder Island

Goodbye Thunder Island