Pau means finished, you're all through
Hanahou means do it again
Tho' you're finished, if you hear the call
Hanahou, we'll do it again

Not pau, but hanahou
Just do it again
Please keep right on dancing
Oh! Do it again

Oh, you sway, Hawaiian way
To tell of your charms
I'm held in the spell
Of your arms

You talk about the moon above the treetops
Spoke about the waves upon the sands
You've sung about the breezes in the valley
But it's all been done with your hula hands

Not pau, don't stop it now
Please do it again
Go on, hanahou, not pau

Make it again
Any old time
Any old place
No, not pau