Hawaiian war chant
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1. There's
a sunny little, funny little melody
that
was started by a native down in
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he
would gather a crowd down beside the sea,
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and they'd
play his gay Hawaiin Chant.
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2. Soon
the other little natives started singin' it,
and
the hula hula maidens starting swingin'
it,
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like a
tropical storm, that's the way it hit,
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funny little gay Hawaiian chant. + Ow way, tah tualan. (2x)
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3. Though it started on an island down
it's
as popular in
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if you
wander into any cabaret,
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you
will hear this gay Hawaiian chant. + Ow way, tah tualan. (2x)
+ E - A - E - B7 - E (2x) + A - E -
B7 - E (2x) - D ~
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4. Tahuwai la a tahuwai wai la,
ehu hene la a pili koo lua la,
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pututui lu
a ite toe la, hanu lipo ita
paalai.
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+ repeat verse 4 + Ow way, tah tualan. (2x)
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+ Ow way, tah tualan, ow
way, funny little gay Hawaiian chant,
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funny little gay Hawaiian chant, funny little gay Hawaiian chant.
(orig. = capo 3rd; midi = capo 5th) (The