When the ices melt I admit I felt A lifting in my heart Every land becomes an island Everywhere a paradise Oh my, it's so divine There's no more snow at Christmas time Just summer rains So I hung up my hat, scarf and coat Put on my birthday suit Even though it is December It feels like it's the month of June When I get up, I get up and go Surfing with the girls They are all from California Finer than an oyster's pearl Oh what a place to be I pluck a mango from a tree As the summer rains Are falling from the sky When the ices melt I began to sing A joyful melody An orchestra of ukuleles Strumming in the sweetest key The tail of a wintery ghost Is lost in an island breeze I'm paddling into the sunset Leave behind my memories Oh, it's begun What's been done can't be undone Once summer reigns I'm dancing with the sea Water washing over me As the summer rains Are falling from the sky Summer rains Are falling from the sky