"Holiday In Waikiki" lyrics - THE KINKS
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.
I sailed to Hawaii in the U.S.A.
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 30 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
Face To Face (1966)
- Party Line
- Rosy Won't You Please Come Home
- Dandy
- Too Much On My Mind
- Session Man
- Rainy Day In June
- House In The Country
- Holiday In Waikiki
- Most Exclusive Residence For Sale
- Fancy
- Little Miss Queen Of Darkness
- You're Looking Fine
- Sunny Afternoon
- I'll Remember
- I'm Not Like Everybody Else
- Dead End Street
- Big Black Smoke
- Mr. Pleasant
- This Is Where I Belong
- Mr. Reporter
- Little Women