They're Wearing 'Em Higher in Hawaii 1916

James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 09 Sep 2004

Henry Meyer was a buyer,
buying Ladies Wear,
He took a flier to Hawaii
studied fashions there,
One day Meyer got a wire
"Hurry Back!" it read,
He wrote: "I'm busy,
I'm getting dizzy,
the styles here turn my head,
you'd say the same if you were here with me:"

For they're wearing them higher in Hawaii,
Higher, higher, higher,
higher in Hawaii,
the beautiful beach at Waikiki,
is not the only pretty sight that you can see,
in Hawaii the maidens there are flyer;
they simply sway your heart away,
Hula maids are always full of pep,
all the old men have to watch their step,
for they're wearing 'em higher in Hawaii,
they're going up
going up every day.

For they're wearing them higher in Hawaii,
Higher, higher, higher,
higher in Hawaii,
the beautiful beach at Waikiki,
is not the only pretty sight that you can see,
in Hawaii the maidens there are flyer;
they simply sway your heart away,
When you see them dance the way they do
you won't care just what becomes of you,
for they're wearing 'em higher in Hawaii,
they're going up
going up every day.

Meyer's boss was very cross,
and started on his way,
he took a trip upon a ship for Honolulu Bay,
he found Meyer in Hawaii
weaving skirts of hay,
when Meyer taught him
the fever caught him,
he said: "I'm going to stay,
I'll move my office over here today."

For they're wearing them higher in Hawaii,
Higher, higher, higher,
higher in Hawaii,
the beautiful beach at Waikiki,
is not the only pretty sight that you can see,
in Hawaii the maidens there are flyer;
they simply sway your heart away,
Hula maids are always full of pep,
all the old men have to watch their step,
for they're wearing 'em higher in Hawaii,
they're going up
going up every day.

For they're wearing them higher in Hawaii,
Higher, higher, higher,
higher in Hawaii,
the beautiful beach at Waikiki,
is not the only pretty sight that you can see,
in Hawaii the maidens there are flyer;
they simply sway your heart away,
When you see them dance the way they do
you won't care just what becomes of you,
for they're wearing 'em higher in Hawaii,
they're going up
going up every day.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
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They're Wearing 'Em Higher in Hawaii 1916
Music by Halsey K. Mohr
Lyrics by Joe Goodwin
© MCMXVI by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.Inc.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Thursday 09 September 2004 at 22.57
in association with Doug Grierson
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