The Kinks - Holiday in Waikiki lyrics
[The Kinks - Holiday in Waikiki lyrics]
I won a competition in a little
Column in my local paper
So I packed my bags and flew across
The sea all on my local paper
Sailing to Hawaii in the USA
I'm just an English boy who
Won a holiday in Waikiki
I didn't realize it was commercialized
When I unpacked my cases
Because a genuine Hawaii ukulele
Cost me thirty guineas
And even when I'm swimming I have to pay
I'm just an English boy who
Won a holiday in Waikiki oh yeah, yeah
Across the coral sands I saw
A hula hula dancer, looking pretty
I asked her where she came from
And she said to me
"I come from New York City
And my mother is Italian
And my dad's a Greek"
I'm just an English boy who
Won a holiday in Waikiki
It's a hooka hooka on the shiny
Briny on the way to Kona
And in a little shack they had a
Little sign that said Coca Cola
And even all the grass skirts were PVC
I'm just an English boy who
Won a holiday in Waikiki oh yeah, yeah
In Waikiki in Waikiki
Column in my local paper
So I packed my bags and flew across
The sea all on my local paper
Sailing to Hawaii in the USA
I'm just an English boy who
Won a holiday in Waikiki
I didn't realize it was commercialized
When I unpacked my cases
Because a genuine Hawaii ukulele
Cost me thirty guineas
And even when I'm swimming I have to pay
I'm just an English boy who
Won a holiday in Waikiki oh yeah, yeah
Across the coral sands I saw
A hula hula dancer, looking pretty
I asked her where she came from
And she said to me
"I come from New York City
And my mother is Italian
And my dad's a Greek"
I'm just an English boy who
Won a holiday in Waikiki
It's a hooka hooka on the shiny
Briny on the way to Kona
And in a little shack they had a
Little sign that said Coca Cola
And even all the grass skirts were PVC
I'm just an English boy who
Won a holiday in Waikiki oh yeah, yeah
In Waikiki in Waikiki