He ain't no squirt in a 
Black Flag shirt 
But he's number one in 
Waikiki He won't smoke crack behind your back while he's hanging from a coconut tree 
He can shoot the curl all around the world 
He's cooler than you and me 
Duke Duke 
Duke Kahanamoku <i>[4x] 
It ain't the waves you catch 
It ain't the drugs you do 
You'll never be as cool as 
Duke Kahanamoku 
Some people say 
Dick Dale's just the coolest dude (He even take karate lesson - with Elvis too) 
He can shoot the curl around the world 
He's cooler than you and me [Chorus] 
We're getting lots of girls - at least we sure hope so (It's hard to tell at times down in old Rio) 
He can shoot the curl all around the world 
He's cooler than you and me [Chorus]