It's been my secret passion to try it In Captain Cook's fashion, I can't deny itI want to spend my winters on the Kona coast in HawaiiFor years I saved my pennies and planned itThe great Pacific Ocean was expandedI want to go surfing where I dig it the most in HawaiiHawaiian Islands beckonAnd I'll be back here someday I reckonAnd pretty island girls greet you with a flyYou'll throw it back into the seaHoping you'll be coming back to HawaiiSuntan beauties are everywhereLovely island ladies with long dark hairYou're sure to find a honey waiting for you there in HawaiiKani and Wahine and the HalibutThese two did a friendly aloha from Miss Mecca to youThey're the friendliest people anywhere in HawaiiWelcome to the island MeccaI learned to talk like a local, I betchaAnd that Lahaina will count the shooting starsWe'll watch them fall into the seaAnd it will be just you and me in HawaiiWinter in the sun and circuits sure be niceIn a South Sea garden, paradiseI want to spend the summer on the Kona coast in HawaiiHot little wacky keyDo you want to come along with me?Quietly up to HonoluluI'd love to take you to the islands today