The Arkham Hillbilly - Tekeli-li Lyrics

I wandered far away
Searching for adventure
To take the place of love
That I had never known

'Twas on a South Sea isle
No man had ever trodden
When I first heard the call
On gentle breezes blown

It beckoned to my soul
I knelt as though in worship
To hear a song as pure
As dreams in endless sleep

Now I can never rest
Until I have discovered
My true one who awaits
Beyond the boundless deep

Tekeli-li
Tekeli-li
The voice that I hear from the sea
Tekeli-li
Tekeli-li
I think that it means come to me

I sought the source in vain
I chased its faintest echoes
From coast to desert plain
From glen to craggy peak

Until again I heard
While in the far Antarctic
That lonesome cry of love
Which to my heart did speak

Tekeli-li
Tekeli-li
She sings from the mountains so blue
Tekeli-li
Tekeli-li
I'm sure that it means I love you

She leads me to a better world
Where fantasies are real
And when we meet I'll sing these words
To tell her how I feel

Tekeli-li
Tekeli-li
I know it means we'll never part
Tekeli-li
Tekeli-li
The magical song of my heart