Alan Bell wrote a set of words to the tune in the 1960's.

The song appeared in the first Alan Nell Song Book but was removed when the book was reprinted because of copyright restrictions on the tune

I do not know who claimed the tune but some of you may recognise the song which began

On my father's own land I was born to be free
I was born to the Islands the boats and the sea

and the chorus went like this

Fare thee well - fare thee well, my island, my home
It's away o'er the ocean now I must roam
To find a new land and to learn a new way
But I hope to return in the future some day