Pack up your troubles, come on along Where lights are dreamy and life's a song In Honolulu across the sea Makin' wicky wacky down in Waikiki.
The hula dancers are sure good news. Those joy dispensers a cure for the blues, It's absolutely the place to be Makin' wicky wacky down in Waikiki.
No evening clothes, anything goes, Believe it or not, And when the night shadows fall, That's when they're all getting hot (on the ukulele)
They use a moonbeam to light the night, And every tune seems to sound just right, It's absolutely the place to be Makin' wicky wacky down in Waikiki.
Come with me all you whoopee makers All you wide awakers join me. Oh boy, I just found a spot, You're gonna like it a lot And it's far away, Off in Honolulu where the hula hula greets you. Hawaii's the place To get a smile on your face and
I wanna go where they shake their hips That's where the sailors all shake their ships, You wouldn't blame me if you could be Makin' wicky wacky down in Waikiki.
You get a feeling of pure delight Your head is reeling, your heart is light, Your eyes are dancing with revelry, Makin' wicky wacky down in Waikiki.
You never saw dresses of straw Like they're wearing there, And all those dances they do, There's nothing you can compare (what a revelation!)
Hawaiian cuties with goo-goo eyes, And are they beauties, you'd be surprised You're never lonesome for company Makin' wicky wacky down in Waikiki.