Lyrics
Intro - spoken over ukulele
(Aloha, folks. This here's a little story about a friend of mine down in the islands... goes by the name Kaimana... and he's got a certain... lifestyle.)
Verse 1
My buddy Kaimana lives his life on island time
He wakes up when the sun is high and chills like it's a crime
He got a beat-up Toyota truck with coconut in the bed
And a rusty old ukulele restin' on his head
Lei flowers all around his neck they're kinda brown and dry
He says "Eh brah, that's just how we live, no need to even try"
Chorus - with vocoder/talkbox effect
(Ooh-ooh-ooh) Kaimana, what you doin' today?
(Ooh-ooh-ooh) Just watchin' waves and driftin' away
(Ooh-ooh-ooh) No shame in the rascal life you lead
(Ooh-ooh-ooh) Plant some taro, pull a weed
Verse 2 - talking blues style
He tried to get a job one time at the local shrimp truck
But the boss man said "You're late again" and Kaimana said "What luck?"
He said "I stopped to watch a rainbow and I helped a turtle cross the road
Then I shared my plate lunch with a stray dog who carried a heavy load"
So he got fired by noon o'clock and didn't even care
He found a fallen mango tree and set up his easy chair
Chorus - with vocoder/talkbox effect
(Ooh-ooh-ooh) Kaimana, where you gonna go?
(Ooh-ooh-ooh) Down to the shore where the palm trees grow
(Ooh-ooh-ooh) No worries in that rascal head
(Ooh-ooh-ooh) Sleep on the beach in a coconut bed
Spoken bridge - ukulele strumming
(Now you might think that's a lazy way to be
But Kaimana told me something that made me see...)
He said...
Verse 3 - half English, half Hawaiian
"E komo mai, sit right down, I tell you how it's true
The haole world is runnin' fast but what's it leadin' to?
I got my 'ohana, got my fishin' pole, got the ocean at my feet
I catch my dinner from the sea, no grocery store receipt
Pau hana means the work is done when the sun begins to fall
In Hawaii we don't rush around, we answer no one's call"
Chorus - with vocoder/talkbox effect
(Ooh-ooh-ooh) Kaimana, you got the secret now
(Ooh-ooh-ooh) Slow down, breathe, take a bow
(Ooh-ooh-ooh) The rascal life is the one for me
(Ooh-ooh-ooh) Under the sun by the big blue sea
Verse 4 - talking blues, half Hawaiian
He taught me how to play the uke with only two-three chords
And how to make a perfect shave ice with no fancy words
"Pono," he said, "that's doing right by the land and by the wave
Don't take more than you need and put back what the ocean gave"
So I traded in my wristwatch for a plumeria vine
And now I wake up when I want and life is workin' fine
Spoken outro - fading ukulele
(Yeah, Kaimana... he's still out there... probably napping under a banyan tree...
If you see him, tell him I said aloha...
And maybe bring him a poke bowl... extra spicy.
He'll appreciate it.)
Chorus - vocoder fading out
(Ooh-ooh-ooh) Living the life that's true
(Ooh-ooh-ooh) Aloha, I'm a rascal too
(Ooh-ooh-ooh) Aloha nui... forever... and... ever...
(Ooh... ooh... ooh...)
Spoken outro - fading ukulele
(Yeah, Kaimana... he's still out there... probably napping under a banyan tree...
If you see him, tell him I said aloha...
And maybe bring him a poke bowl... extra spicy.
He'll appreciate it.)
Chorus - vocoder fading out
(Ooh-ooh-ooh) Living the life that's true
(Ooh-ooh-ooh) Aloha, I'm a rascal too
(Ooh-ooh-ooh) Aloha nui... forever... and... ever...
(Ooh... ooh... ooh...)
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