My Honolulu Girl; a 1915 popular song
words and music by Irving Berlin
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. In Honolulu far away
A maiden who could not be gay
Is feeling so much better
Since she received a letter
From her Hawaiian lover came
A little tender note
She’s so excited and so delighted
For this is what he wrote
Chorus
Wait for me, My Honolulu girl
My Hula-hula girl I’m coming back to you
That sunny sky-land Hawaiian Island
Will soon be my land
I hear a ulalele strumming gaily
In my dreams you seem to say to me
Come back and play to me
That melody, Oh, so nice
So if you love me still my things I’ll pack again
Then I’ll be coming back again
To you, my Bird of Paradise
2. In Honolulu by the sea
A maiden’s waiting patiently
And as a ship goes past her
Her little heart beats faster
He’ll soon be landing at the pier
She’s waiting for the boat
He won’t forget her for in his letter
Her sweet Hawaiian wrote
Sung here by Fred Feild: