Polynesian War Chant

There's a sunny little, funny little melody
That was started by a native down in Waikiki
He would gather a crowd down beside the sea
And together they'd play his Polynesian war chant

Ow way, tah hualah
Ow way, tah hualah

Soon the other little natives started singin' it
And the hula hula maidens starting swingin' it
Like a tropical storm that's the way it hit
Funny little Polynesian  war chant.

Ow way, tah hualah
Ow way, tah hualah

Tahuwai la a tahuwai wai la
Ehu hene la a pili koo lua la
Pututui lu a ite toe la
Hanu lipo ita paalai

Ow way, tah hualah
Ow way, tah hualah