Oh, I'd never seen the like since I've been born
Oh, a big buck man with his sea boots on
When Johnny comes down to Hilo
Poor old man
Oh, wake her, oh, shake her
Oh, wake that girl with the blue dress on
When Johnny comes down to Hilo
Poor old man
Oh, I love a little girl across the sea
She's a big buck girl, and she says to me
When Johnny comes down to Hilo
Poor old man
Oh, wake her, oh, shake her
Oh, wake that girl with the blue dress on
When Johnny comes down to Hilo
Poor old man
Oh, was you ever down in Mobile Bay
A-screwin' cotton on a summers day?
When Johnny comes down to Hilo
Poor old man
Oh, wake her (hey), oh, shake her (hey)
Oh, wake that girl with the blue dress on
When Johnny comes down to Hilo
Poor old man
Oh, wake her, oh, shake her
Oh, wake that girl with the blue dress on
When Johnny comes down to Hilo
Poor old man