26Miles (Catalina )-The Four Preps Twenty-six miles across the sea Santa Catalina is a-waitin'for me Santa Catalina the island of romance Romance romance romance Water all around it everywhere Tropical trees and the salty air But for me the thing that's a-waitin'there romance It seems so distant twenty-six miles away Restin'in the water serene I'd work for anyone even the Navy Who would float me to my island dream Twenty-six miles so near yet far I'd swim with just some water-wings and my guitar I could leave the wings But I'll need the guitar for romance Romance romance romance Twenty-six miles across the sea Santa Catalina is a-waitin'for me Santa Catalina the island of romance A tropical heaven out in the ocean Covered with trees and girls If I have to swim I'll do it forever 'Til I'm gazin'on those island pearls Forty kilometers in a leaky old boat Any old thing that'll stay afloat When we arrive we'll all promote romance Romance romance romance Twenty-six miles across the sea Santa Catalina is a-waitin'for me Santa Catalina The island of romance Romance romance romance Twenty-six miles across the sea Santa Catalina is a-waitin'for me Twenty-six miles across the sea