Zanzibar Sunset Lyrics

In a dream Or in my drifting days after the war I found a tea-room north of the Mozambique shore Worn Persian carpet on the sandalwood floor Pointed slippers by the bamboo door On the wall, a faded picture of a movie queen Torn from the pages of some ancient magazine Sleeping parrot dreaming parrot dreams And I sat and watched the Zanzibar sunset Dissappear behind the sea With nothing to do until morning And only my mind for company In a dream Or in my wandering years long ago I watched the tropical twilight falling like snow Silhouette of palms in the afterglow Caravan of camels on the beach below Some day soon when I can't take it no more I'll pack my bag for that distant shore Gonna leave my shoes by that dusty bamboo door And I'll sit and watch the Zanzibar sunset Dissappear behind the sea With nothing to do until morning And only my mind for company