Lyrics
Intro - Spoken/Sung
(Hey everybody, gather 'round)
(Let me tell you 'bout a place I found)
(Mmm-hmm, yeah)
Verse 1
Well I packed my bags and caught a flight
Left the mainland blues behind
Stepped off the plane in Honolulu town
Felt the aloha spirit all around
Somebody handed me a lei of plumeria bright
Said "Brah, you gotta learn to live life right"
Chorus
Aloha 'āina, that's the land we love
Pau hana time, watch the sun above
Ohana means nobody gets left behind
That's the Rascal wild state of mind
Aloha 'āina, can you feel it too?
Hawai'i nei, I'm giving it to you
Verse 2 - Talkbox style
My cousin Kimo drives a beat-up truck
Surfboards in the back, he don't care 'bout luck
Wakes up early, paddles out at dawn
Catches waves until the sun is gone
Has a cooler full of Spam musubi rice
Says "Mainland life, it don't feel right"
Pre-Chorus
And I said, why would I ever leave this shore?
Every sunset leaves me wanting more
Chorus
Aloha 'āina, that's the land we love
Pau hana time, watch the sun above
Ohana means nobody gets left behind
That's the Rascal wild state of mind
Aloha 'āina, can you feel it too?
Hawai'i nei, I'm giving it to you
Verse 3 - Spoken/Talking Blues
Now Aunty Pua lives down the road
Runs a shave ice stand, lightens every load
She don't use a cash register, just a coffee can
Says "The tourists pay when they understand"
She taught me how to open up a coconut
Funny thing is, I still haven't learned it yet
Pre-Chorus
But she just laughs and hands me another one
Says "Try again when the day is done"
Chorus
Aloha 'āina, that's the land we love
Pau hana time, watch the sun above
Ohana means nobody gets left behind
That's the Rascal wild state of mind
Aloha 'āina, can you feel it too?
Hawai'i nei, I'm giving it to you
Bridge - Vocoder
(Ōlelo Hawai'i running through my soul)
(E kala mai, I'm learning as I go)
(But the heart knows what the words can't say)
(Mahalo piha for another day)
Verse 4
Went to a backyard pāʻina last July
Uncle Kaleo played ukulele 'til the sky
Turned from blue to orange to a velvet black
Somebody passed me a laulau snack
The kids were dancing hula in the fading light
Everybody stayed until the early night
Chorus
Aloha 'āina, that's the land we love
Pau hana time, watch the sun above
Ohana means nobody gets left behind
That's the Rascal wild state of mind
Aloha 'āina, can you feel it too?
Hawai'i nei, I'm giving it to you
Bridge 2 - Talkbox
(Yeah yeah yeah, that's the life)
(Rascal wild without the strife)
(Ukulele strumming sweet and low)
(Vocoder singing let you know)
Outro - Spoken/Sung fading
So if you come out to the islands, braddah
Leave your watch and your worries behind
Learn to say "howzit" and "shaka, brah"
Let the Rascal wild take over your mind
Aloha 'āina...
Aloha 'āina...
Yeah... mm-hmm... Hawai'i nei
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