HOLIDAY IN WAIKIKI 
(Written by : R. Davies)
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 a wake a hola[?], 
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