I'm Down in Honolulu Looking Them Over - Al Jolson, Charles A. Prince Orchestra, Ирвинг Берлин

You know my Uncle Jeremiah

Who disappeared a month ago

We got a letter from Hawaii

And I declare, my uncle’s there

The atmosphere set him on fire

It simply went right to his head

What do you think he wrote

In his little note?

This is what he said

I’m down in Honolulu looking them over

I’m down in Honolulu living in clover

Try and guess the way they dress

No matter what you think it is, it’s even less

Their language is hard to understand because it’s so tricky

I’ve got them teaching me to say «wicky wicky»

I don’t know what it means but it’s the best that ever was

And if it means just what I think it does

I’ll be in Honolulu looking them over for a long, long time

My brother said «It's very nifty

Our Uncle’s got the right idea»

Although my brother’s very thrifty

He sent a wire to Jeremiah

He said «I'll go you fifty fifty

With ev’ry Hula girl you see»

My brother nearly died

Uncle just replied

Please don’t bother me