Bali Hai is a popular show tune from the musical South Pacific. The song was written by Rodgers and Hammerstein and was first performed in the show on April 7, 1949.
The song is about a sailor named Lt. Joseph Cable who is stationed on a military base in Hawaii. He falls in love with a young woman named Nellie, who is the daughter of the owner of a local bar.
Nellie tells Cable that she is planning to travel …