Verse 1
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I heard, I heard the old man say
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John kanaka-naka too-lai-e!
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Today, today is a ho-li-day
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John kanaka-naka too-lai-e!
Chorus
[D] [G] [D]
too-lai-e!, oh, too-lai-e!
[D] [A] [D]
John kanaka-naka too-lai-e!
Verse 2
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We’ll work tomorrow; no work to-day
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John kanaka-naka too-lai-e!
[D] [A] [D]
Today, today is a ho-li-day
[D] [A] [D]
John kanaka-naka too-lai-e!
Chorus
[D] [G] [D]
too-lai-e!, oh, too-lai-e!
[D] [A] [D]
John kanaka-naka too-lai-e!
Verse 3
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We’re bound away for Frisco Bay
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John kanaka-naka too-lai-e!
[D] [A] [D]
We're bound away at the break of day
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John kanaka-naka too-lai-e!
Chorus
[D] [G] [D]
too-lai-e!, oh, too-lai-e!
[D] [A] [D]
John kanaka-naka too-lai-e!
Verse 4
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Just one more heave and that will do
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John kanaka-naka too-lai-e!
[D] [A] [D]
Cause we’re the crew to pull her through
[D] [A] [D]
John kanaka-naka too-lai-e!
Chorus
[D] [G] [D]
too-lai-e!, oh, too-lai-e!
[D] [A] [D]
John kanaka-naka too-lai-e!
