Once a native maiden and a stranger met
Underneath the blue Tahitian moon
The stars were in her eyes, gardenias in her hair
And they vowed to care forever

Then one lonely day the stranger sailed away
With a parting kiss that came too soon
And now the tradewinds sigh when ships go sailing by
Underneath the blue Tahitian moon

Once a native maiden and a stranger met
Underneath the blue Tahitian moon
The stars were in her eyes, gardenias in her hair
Underneath the blue Tahitian moon