The song is a playful dance invitation built around a simple, repeated chorus. A speaker meets a woman in Waikiki and asks her to teach him to sway. The mood moves from curiosity to a cheerful, flirtatious evening by the shore, then returns again and again to communal dancing and singing.
โPush pineappleโ and โgrind coffeeโ sound like lively dance instructions, though their exact connection to the movements is unclear; the chorus favors rhythm and fun over a detailed story. โTo the left, to the rightโ gives straightforward directions for joining in. The beach, moon, ukulele, and sarong create a bright tropical scene, while โgather romanceโ suggests that the evening may be about attraction as well as dancing.
The phrase โshe showed me much more / not only to danceโ hints that the encounter becomes more intimate, but it does not say exactly what happens. The lyric keeps this implication light and vague rather than telling a fuller story. Overall, it is best understood as a novelty dance song: its repeated sounds, easy movements, and playful suggestion of romance matter more than precise meaning or realism.