Twenty- six miles across the sea
Santa Catalina is a-waitin' for me
Santa Catalina, the island of
Romance, romance, romance, romance
Water all around it everywhere
Tropical trees and the salty air
But for me the thing that's a-waitin' there,
Romance
It seems so distant, twenty-six miles away
Restin' in the water serene
I'd work for anyone, even the Navy
Who would float me to my island dream
Twenty-six miles, so near yet far
I'd swim with just some water wings and my guitar
I could leave the wings, but I'll need the guitar
For romance, romance, romance, romance
Twenty- six miles across the sea
Santa Catalina is a-waitin' for me
Santa Catalina, the island of romance
A tropical heaven out in the ocean
Covered with trees and girls
And if I have to swim, I'll do it forever
'Til I'm gazin' on those island pearls
Forty kilometers in a leaky old boat
Any old thing that'll stay afloat
When we arrive we'll all promote
Romance, romance, romance, romance
Twenty- six miles across the sea
Santa Catalina is a-waitin' for me
Santa Catalina, the island of
Romance, romance, romance, romance
Twenty- six miles across the sea
Santa Catalina is a-waitin' for me...