Holiday In Waikiki Lyrics - Face To Face - 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 thirty 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! 

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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 

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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