Oh, where are you Bahamaland?

So many sons and daughters gone

Where are you Bahamaland?

Who stood so tall and strong in past

But now your frail and crippled land

Lay void and barren, Oh Bahamaland!

Return to me Bahamaland

I long to see your beauty once more

Look upon your lovely shores

Gaze upon your once radiant face

And once again stand in your grace

Oh, my sweet Bahamaland

My one true love, and now you are gone

Return to me once more

Let's show the world our splendid shores

All is not lost Bahamaland

Hold high your head and forward on

Fight for you have every right

Don't be trodden down on

Return to me Bahamaland

A rich and free and blessed land!

By Simone Russell

Comments By Her Parents
This poem was written by a Bahamian and expresses her innermost thoughts of the present status of her country. She feels that the Bahamas no longer belongs to Bahamians, you need only to look in your environment to see the true picture. It's time the Bahamian public is educated about these things.