I want to go back to my little grass shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii I want to be with all the kanes and wahines that I knew long ago I can hear guitars a-playing on the beach at Hoonaunau I can hear Hawaiians saying: "Komo mai no kāua i ka hale welakahao" It won't be long 'til my ship will be sailing back to Kona A grand old place that's always fair to see I'm just a little Hawaiian and a homesick island boy I want to go back to fish and poi I want to go back to my little grass shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii Where the Humuhumunukunukuapuaa goes swimming by Where the Humuhumunukunukuapuaa goes swimming by ♪ It won't be long 'til my ship will be sailing back to Kona A grand old place that's always fair to see You're telling me We're just little Hawaiians and homesick girls We want to go back and dive for pearls I want to go back to my shack To my little grass shack back in Hawaii Where the Humuhumunukunukuapuaa goes swimming by Swimming by Where the Humuhumunukunukuapuaa goes swimming by