About The Song
“Rock-A-Hula Baby” is a song by Elvis Presley, written by Ben Weisman, Fred Wise, and Dolores Fuller. It was recorded in Hollywood, California, on March 23, 1961, and released as a single on October 1, 1961. The song is a mix of Hawaiian folk and rock and roll, and it features Presley’s signature vocals and energetic delivery.
The lyrics of “Rock-A-Hula Baby” are about Presley’s infatuation with a hula dancer. He describes her as being beautiful and graceful, and he says that he can’t help but dance along whenever she starts to sway. The song is a lighthearted and playful celebration of love and music.
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Lyrics
The way she moves her hips to her fingertips
I feel I’m heaven bound
And when she starts to sway, I’ve gotta say
She really move the grass around
Rock-a-hula baby
Rock-a-hula baby
Got a hula lulu from Honolulu
That rock-a-hula baby of mine
Although I love to kiss my little hula miss
I never get the chance
I wanna hold her tight all through the night
But all she wants to do is dance
I bet that she could teach the palms along the beach
To sway when breezes blow
And birds up in the sky could learn to fly
By watchin’ how my baby can go