Al Stewart - Sampan lyrics

The sun is high, looking out I see The emptiness beyond the jetty Seagulls raining like confetti On the Water Sea and sky come together in A hazy kiss out on the ocean Europe seems a foreign notion Hardly thought of And would you leave your modern world behind? I know who I am Riding in my sampan In the shade stands the foreman in A floppy hat and linen suit Beneath his ancient leather boot The ground is straining Far away, figures bend to tap the Endless seas of rubber trees To coat the wheels of Paris taxis Where it's raining And would you leave your melting world behind? I know who I am Riding in my sampan