"Put Up a Kite" lyrics and chorus tune by Benjamin Newman verse ttto: "Bested" by Cat Faber / AmG Am / AmG E / AmG GAm / AmG FE / AmG Am / This island we stole from the sea. Its heights -- correspondingly low -- Can't clear the horizon to show where we are To ships sailing hither from islands afar, Which therefore don't know where to go. A tower we built on the dike. A light in the tower we set. And though it's much better than nothing at all, I can't help but think it's just not very tall -- And taller would be better, yet. / AmG -Am / -G FE / AmG CF... / 1st / The higher the height, the further the sight, The better for sailors to steer by the light -- And two miles high should be just about right, So take down the tower and put up a kite! A kite is a sail on a string, Which I saw in a faraway land. When it catches the wind, it's a wonderful thing -- By nothing constrained but the length of its string -- And a big one could carry a man! He'll carry a spyglass to see, A lamp so the kite can be seen As far as the next island over from here -- About fifty leagues if the weather is clear! -- And all of the sea in between. The higher the height, the further the sight... The kiteman must keep a good watch, For, from his perch in the sky, Any grave danger that comes from the sea -- Be it a cyclone or an enemy -- He shall be the first to espy. Then shall our island be safe, And of our neighbors renowned -- For shall not our kite be a sight to be seen, Told of as far as the ocean is green, Until all the islands be drowned? The higher the height, the further the sight...