1. An American Sea Chantey
John Kanaka
An American Sea Chantey

2. I heard, I heard the Old Man say John Kanaka, naka, Tu-lai-ay!

3. Today, today is a holiday John Kanaka, naka, Tu-lai-ay!

4. Tu-lai-ay, Oh! Tu-lai-ay. John Kanaka, naka, Tu-lai-ay!

5. We’ll work tomorrow but no work today. John Kanaka, naka, Tu-lai-ay!

6. We’ll work tomorrow but no work today. John Kanaka, naka, Tu-lai-ay!

7. Tu-lai-ay, Oh! Tu-lai-ay. John Kanaka, naka, Tu-lai-ay!

8. We’re bound away for Frisco Bay. John Kanaka, naka, Tu-lai-ay!

9. We’re bound away at the break of day. John Kanaka, naka, Tu-lai-ay!

10. Tu-lai-ay, Oh! Tu-lai-ay. John Kanaka, naka, Tu-lai-ay!

11. A Yankee ship with a Yankee crew. John Kanaka, naka, Tu-lai-ay!

12. Oh we’re the buckos for to push her through
Oh we’re the buckos for to push her through. John Kanaka, naka, Tu-lai-ay!

13. Tu-lai-ay, Oh! Tu-lai-ay. John Kanaka, naka, Tu-lai-ay!

14. Oh, haul away, oh haul away! John Kanaka, naka, Tu-lai-ay!

15. Oh, haul away, and make your pay John Kanaka, naka, Tu-lai-ay!

16. Tu-lai-ay, Oh! Tu-lai-ay. John Kanaka, naka, Tu-lai-ay!