THERE'S a SUNny little, FUNny little MELody
That was STARTed by a NATive down in WAIkiki
.......He would GATHer up a CROWD way down beSIDE the sea
And THEN they'd sing his old HaWAIian SONG
Ow WAY Ow PuTUI-la
Ow WAY Ow PuTUI-la
SOON the other little NAtives started SINGin' it
AND the hula hula MAIDens starting SWINGin' it
......LIKE a tropical STORM that's the WAY it hit
FUNny little OLD Hawaiian SONG
Ow WAY Ow PuTUI-la
Ow WAY Ow PuTUI-la
Tahu-WA-i-la a TA-hu-wa-i WA-i la
.....E-hu HE-ne la a PI-li KO-o LU-a-la
PU-tu-TU-i lu ....a IT-e TO-e la
HA-nu lipo I-to pa-a-LAI