After the film's release, Mack David added lyrics to the song in October 1966.
[3] The song was subsequently covered by artists such as Don Ho (for the 1966 album, Tiny Bubbles) and Cathy Foy (in a medley with "Follow Me" from the 1962 film, Mutiny on the Bounty), the winner of the 1975 Miss Hawaii pageant.
[4] Foy's cover received greater national attention when it accompanied Angela Perez Baraquio's hula performance on Miss America 2001 before Baraquio became Miss America.
[4] The song also received a cover by composer Henry Mancini in his 1966 album, "Music of Hawaii".
[5] It peaked at #6 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart.