Interpret:

Kinks, The

Album:

Face to Face

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