A popular song from 1916.
Words by Bernie Grossman.
Music by Arthur Lange.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- One, two, three, four
Five thousand miles away
The old Pacific kisses
Fair Hawaii’s shore
One, two, three, four
Five thousand times a day
I long to kiss the one
I left behind once more
By the blue lagoon
When the night birds croon
She croons a tune for me
Chorus
Beside the sea at Waikiki
Where tropic breezes blow
I want to be
To spend my days and end my days
On that Island across the sea
For I’m always sighin’
I’m always cryin’ for that
Sweet Hawaiian who waits for me
Beside the sea at Waikiki
There is where I want to be
- One, two, three, four
That is the tune she plays
The melody that’s always
Ringing in my ear
One, two, three, four
That’s how I count the days
Until I see the maiden
That I hold so dear
‘Neath Hawaiian palms
While her dear voice charms
I’ll hold her in my arms
Sung here by Vancha March: