When I was south sea bound on a lovely isle When the people They dance and play
Well, A beautiful man with a south sea tan He taught me tahitian tamouré Tahiti come to me Tahiti, man I see
You with your love that's so, so true. I feel your warm soft breeze through the tall palm trees And my heart, It yearns for you Ahé tamouré tamouré Sway your hips and tell me stories with your hands Ahé tamouré tamouré Remind me of sun and shining sands
His eyes would shine so bright in the morning light As we moved and felt so free And when he showed me ways to dance the tamouré I knew he would remember me I moved my hips just so And let my body go And then he moved so close to me
We danced around and round moved closer to the ground As the drums played hu-ahe-ni beat Ahé tamouré tamouré Sway your hips and tell me stories with your hands Ahé tamouré tamouré Remind me of sun and shining sands
Ahé tamouré tamouré Sway your hips and tell me stories with your hands Ahé tamouré tamouré Remind me of sun and shining sands Ahé tamouré tamouré Sway your hips and tell me stories with your hands
