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 30 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      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      It?s a hooka, hooka on the shiny briny on a wake a hola   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