a 1915 popular song
words by Stanley Murphy
music by Lewis F. Muir
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. Billy was a bos’n on a brigantine
That sailed from San Francisco to the Phillipines
He stopped at Honolulu, met a Hula maid
And told her tales of love
As down the beach they strayed
“How do you do” said he, “You look good to me”
She rolled her boola eyes and said “Oh”
Chorus:
Hoy Hicki, Hicki, Hicki, Hoy
Said this Hula maiden coy
To this handsome sailor boy
Hicki Hoy, Hicki Hoy, Hicki Hoy
Oh, the jolly Jackie didn’t know
That she meant “I love you so”
But her eyes with love aglow
Filled the boy full of joy, Hicki Hoy
When the sun was sinking in the west
And the boola birds had gone to rest
Oh, the good ship set her sails to go
And the roving sailor boy
Left a little broken toy
Hicki Hoy, Hicki Hoy
2. Billy’s back at home among his friends so true
Where everybody loves a sailor boy in blue
Lads and lassies gather ’round him by the score
But Billy’s heart is off on Honolulu shore
Though he seems gay and free
Just like he used to be
His heart is sad, for, oh he’s dreaming