Under the waving palms trees
To the strains of native guitars
A dusky lad met a hula maid
And with a smile she danced all the while
Beneath the stars
While to her he sang this serenade

Chorus:
It’s just an old Hawaiian custom
When I say aloha to you

It’s just an old Hawaiian custom
When I say that I love you, too

I love to sing for you a plaintive melody
And give a lei to you to make you happy

It’s just an old Hawaiian custom
When I say aloha to you