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 [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]