▁the ▁Netherlands <0x0A> </s> ▁" B ey ond ▁The ▁Re ef " ▁is ▁a ▁song ▁written ▁by ▁Canadian ▁Jack ▁Pit man ▁in ▁Hawai i ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁It ▁was ▁first ▁performed ▁by ▁Hawai ian ▁artist ▁Nap ua ▁Stevens ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁▁ ▁Although ▁Pit man ▁was ▁living ▁in ▁Hawai i ▁when ▁he ▁wrote ▁it , ▁" B ey ond ▁the ▁Re ef " ▁does ▁not ▁contain ▁any ▁Hawai ian ▁language ▁words ▁or ▁any ▁mention ▁of ▁Hawai i . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁slow ▁song ▁in ▁the ▁key ▁of ▁C ▁major ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 - 5 - 1 ▁pro gression ▁with ▁D ▁minor , ▁G ▁major ▁and ▁C ▁major . ▁It ▁features ▁the ▁steel ▁guitar ▁as ▁do ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁ha pa - ha ole ▁songs ▁written ▁during ▁this ▁period . ▁ ▁Notable ▁cover ▁versions ▁B ing ▁C ros by ▁recorded ▁the ▁song ▁on ▁September ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁and ▁C ros by ' s ▁recording ▁reached ▁No . ▁ 2 6 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁pop ▁chart . ▁ ▁El vis ▁Pres ley ▁recorded ▁his ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁but ▁this ▁recording ▁was ▁only ▁released ▁on ▁a ▁box set ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 / 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁Vent ures ▁also ▁recorded ▁the ▁song ▁on ▁their ▁third ▁album , ▁Another ▁Sm ash , ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁ ▁George ▁Gree ley ▁recorded ▁an ▁instrument al ▁version