Lyrics:
I long to be, long to see, you and me
Down among the Hula hills,
With its pretty little lakes and rills,
My heart with rapture fills:
I'll ne'er forget little pet when we met
Underneath the ever watching moon,
I miss those sighing croons,
Hawaiian tunes and you.
chorus:
My own Iona,
From old Halona,
Your dark and dreamy eyes
They speak of paradise:
My Ukelele,
Played the Mauna Loa gayly,
Halona's calling me,
Iona dear, my own.
For ev'ry day that I stay, far away
From the valley in the tropic isle
There's a missing little sunny smile,
That haunts me all the while;
For ev'ry night that I might, have delight,
Being with you, I am all alone,
Far from your loving arms,
Hawaiian charms and you.
