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 tamoure.
Tahiti come to me,
Tahiti man I see,
You with your love that’s so true,
I feel your warm soft breeze
Through the tall palm trees
And my heart it yearns for you.
Ahe tamoure tamoure –
Sway your hips and tell me stories with your hands.
Ahe tamoure tamoure –
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 tamoure
I knew he would remember me.
I moved my hips just so
Just let my body go
And then he moved so close to me,
We danced around an round,
Moved closer to the ground
As the drums played Huahine beat.
[3x:]
Ahe tamoure tamoure –
Sway your hips and tell me stories with your hands,
Ahe tamoure tamoure –
Remind me of sun and shining sands.