Tara Iti, Tara Iti
Tara Iti, Tara Iti
Tara Iti, Tara Iti
Nesting in the sand dunes

We got fairies at the beach
But they're not the kind that flit from leaf to leaf
They're fairy terns, Tara Iti

Tara Iti, Tara Iti
See em among the sand dunes
Tara Iti (Tara Iti)
Tara Iti (Tara Iti)
Nesting in the sand

We got fairies by the sea
But they're not the kind that wave a magic wand
They're fairy terns, Tara Iti

Tara Iti, Tara Iti
See em among the sand dunes
Tara Iti (Tara Iti)
Tara Iti (Tara Iti)
Nesting in the sand

If we got to the beach on a beautiful day
Always gotta keep our dogs away
From the fairy terns and the fairy nestlings
If we surf in the waves on a beautiful day
Maybe we might just catch a glimpse
Of the black plumage in the driftwood

Tara Iti (Tara Iti)
Tara Iti (Tara Iti)
See em among the sand dunes
Tara Iti (Tara Iti)
Tara Iti (Tara Iti)
Nesting in the sand

We got fairies by the sea
But they're not the kind that wave a magic wand (Tara Iti)
They're fairy terns, Tara Iti (Tara Iti)
We got fairies at the beach
But they're not the kind that flit from leaf to leaf (Tara Iti)
They're fairy terns, Tara Iti (Tara Iti)

Tara Iti, Tara Iti
Tara Iti, Tara Iti
Tara Iti (Tara Iti)
Tara Iti (Tara Iti)
Tara Iti (Tara Iti)
Tara Iti

© Claudia Robin Gunn