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All the time in the tropical clime- Where they do the hula hula dance
- I fell in love with a chocolate dove
- While learning that funny funny dance
This poor little kid, why she never did- A bit of loving before
- So I made up my mind, that I struck a find
- The only girl I'd dare adore
- Chorus:
- I love a pretty little Honolulu hula (hapa-haole) hula girl
- She's the candy kid to wriggle, Hula girl
- She will surely make you giggle, Hula girl
- With her naughty little wiggle
Some day I'm goin' to try to make- This hula hula girlie mine, this girlie mine
- 'Cause all the while I'm dreaming of her
- My Honolulu (hapa-haole) hula girl
Out at the beach, with your dear little peach- Where the waves are rolling in so high
- Holding her hand, while you sit on the sand,
- You promise you'll win her heart or die
You start in to tease, you give her a squeeze- Her heart is all in a whirl
- If you get in a pinch, go to it's a cinch
- When spooning with a hula girl
- Where they do the hula hula dance
Source: McKee Collection," Sonny Cunha's Music Book" ©1909 by Bergstrom Music Co. - This song, composed in 1909, under the original title My Honolulu Hula Girl was dedicated to Rene Dietrich. Multi-talented Albert R. "Sonny" Cunha is credited as being the father of the hapa-haole song, his legacy to Hawaiian music. He influenced Johnny Noble and Henry Kailimai, among others, and toured the mainland for two years with his musical group. Music clip by Gippy Cooke