[Chorus]
Oh, wake her, oh, shake her
Oh, wake that lady with the blue dress on
And Johnny come down to Hilo, my good old man

[Verse 1]
We're running away around the cape
Some for debt, and some for rape
And Johnny come down to Hilo, my good old man

[Chorus]
Oh, wake her, oh, shake her
Oh, wake that lady with the blue dress on
And Johnny come down to Hilo, my good old man

[Verse 2]
I once had a girl, her hair was red
It was curly all over, but not on her head
And Johnny come down to Hilo, my good old man

[Chorus]
Oh, wake her, oh, shake her
Oh, wake that lady with the blue dress on
And Johnny come down to Hilo, my good old man

[Verse 3]
Now, a dollar goes from hand to hand
But my girl goes from man to man
And Johnny come down to Hilo, my good old man
[Chorus]
Oh, wake her, oh, shake her
Oh, wake that lady with the blue dress on
And Johnny come down to Hilo, my good old man

[Verse 4]
I tied her up in a tatter sack
She'll be true to me 'til I get back
And Johnny come down to Hilo, my good old man

[Chorus]
Oh, wake her, oh, shake her
Oh, wake that lady with the blue dress on
And Johnny come down to Hilo, my good old man

[Verse 5]
Her dress was blue, her eyes the same
But she always fell asleep before I came
And Johnny come down to Hilo, my good old man

[Chorus]
Oh, wake her, oh, shake her
Oh, wake that lady with the blue dress on
And Johnny come down to Hilo, my good old man