Hawaiian War Chant

by Spike Jones

From the album: Thank You, Music Lovers!

Track 12 of 12 on Thank You, Music Lovers! (1960).

Duration: 2:33

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Lyrics for Hawaiian War Chant

Aloja 'oe, aloha 'oe E ke ononaha noho i ka lipo... "As the sun pulls away from the shore and our boat sinks slowly in the west, we approach the island of Lulu." *BOING!* "Spelled backwards..." *BOING!* "...ulul!" "Ah! In the distance we hear Spike Jones and his Wacky Wakkakians!" Chanting: Hey ubba jibba huh-wah ee ah! Hey ubba jibba huh-wah ee ah! Hey ubba jibba huh-wah ee ah! Hey ubba jibba huh-wah ee ah! *Gurgling noise* Chorus(In what is made to sound like a native language): A-hoopa-toopi-looi eesi-doiki-dor A-honna-lieba-whenya-double-aye *Gurgling noise* Hoo-hoo-ch-looeech (Tori-tori) A-honna-lieba-whenya-double-aye Ahlwai! *Gurgle* Tah-huh! *Gurgle* Ahlwai! *Loud Gulp* Tah-huh! ("Uuhh!") Chanting: Kah ho willa higga-hooah ibba-ithuh (ehh) Iick-weh needah habeedi-go-hugula (ehh-ehh) Boo-hoo-halooah iikhi gu-ii-gu-ii Ahleenghi gubbahl aahrh (A'Hannih-hannih-hannih!) Bah-kho wheeya hihgka iiwhi-iiwhi (Eya-Ya) Aihula lei-hahbidigo huhloo-ahla (Eya-Ya) Goo-hoo huhloo-ah iikhi ghoi-ghoi Alah-de-ihbeh whiya gubbahr-ahr! Chorus: (Ahwaihi!) Ahwaihi! ("Hubbuh hubbuh hubbuh!") Tah-huh! ("Zooot!") Ahlwai! ("Boy!") Tah-huh! *Trumpet* *Donald Duck gargling* *Trumpet* *Donald gargling again* *Trumpet and sound effects* Note: I onomatopoeia-transposed this at 4AM and it drove me insane...

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