Honolulu Honey

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♪ ♪ Down where the traffic breezes blow, palm trees so gently sway. There lives a dark-eyed girl I know, and to her I will someday say. My little Honolulu honey, life is bright and sunny, skies are clear, and troubles disappear.

When you're near, I like your pretty little island, let me call it my land. There I'll stay, I want to love you ever and promise never to go away. And I would like to practice daily on your ukulele while you do the famous hula, hula whirl.

Stealing our hearts with a kiss, oh boy, what could be sweeter than this? My little Honolulu honey, Honolulu honey girl, Hawaiian pearl. My little Honolulu honey, life is bright and sunny, skies are clear, and troubles disappear.

When you're near, I like your pretty little island, let me call it my land. There I'll stay, I want to love you ever and promise never to go away. And I would like to practice daily on your ukulele while you do the famous hula, hula whirl.

Stealing our hearts with a kiss, what could be sweeter than this? Oh boy, my little Honolulu honey, Honolulu honey girl, Hawaiian pearl. Sailing from San Francisco town over the western sea, I'll find my little girl of brown waiting there on the shore for me.

My little Honolulu honey, life is bright and sunny, skies are clear, and troubles disappear. When you're near, I like your pretty little island, let me call it my land. There I'll stay, I want to love you ever and promise never to go away.

And I would like to practice daily on your ukulele while you do the famous hula, hula whirl. Stealing our hearts with a kiss, what could be sweeter than this? My little Honolulu honey, Honolulu honey girl, Hawaiian pearl.

I would like to practice daily on your ukulele while you do the famous hula, hula whirl. Stealing our hearts with a kiss, oh boy, what could be sweeter than this? Oh joy, my little Honolulu honey, Honolulu honey girl, Hawaiian pearl.

Transcribed by AI from the recording above. These are noisy hundred-year-old cylinders, so expect misheard words and the occasional invented line — trust your ears over the text.