Papa Sia - Words & music by Charles Kaapa

 

Kau aku ike ka`a `oni ka huila la
Papa Sia `ea uku a`e `oe
 
 
Auhea wale `oe a e Papa Sia la
Eia o mama la ke heo nei
 
 
Aloha `ia no, a`o Kewalo la
I ka wai aniani e pipii ana
 
 
Haina ia mai ana kapuana la
Papa Sia ea uku a`e oe
Got in the cab, the wheels moved
Papa dear, you pay
 
 
Where are you, Papa dear?
Here's Mama, calling out to you
 
 
Much loved is Kewalo
For its dear bubbling liquids
 
 
Tell the refrain
Papa dear, you pay?

 

Source: Noble's Hawaiian Hulas Copyright 1963 Miller Music Corp - A carouser from Niihau has a good time in Kewalo