[1st verse:] In Honolulu, far away A maiden who could not be gay Is feeling so much better Since she received a letter From her Hawaiian lover came A little tender note She's so excited and so delighted For this is what he wrote [Refrain:] Wait for me My Honolulu girl My hula-hula girl I'm coming back to you That sunny sky land Hawaiian Island Will soon be my land I hear a Ukalele strumming gaily In my dreams You seem to say to me Come back and play to me That melody oh, so nice! So if you love me still My things I'll pack again Then I'll be coming back again To you, my Bird of Paradise [2nd verse:] In Honolulu, by the sea A maiden's waiting patiently And as a ship goes past her Her little heart beats faster He'll soon be landing at the pier She's waiting for the boat He won't forget her for in his letter Her sweet Hawaiian wrote
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