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| Hanohano wale no nâ cowboy la I ka lawe ha`aheo ke kaula `ili Ua like â like me ka mahimahi la I ka nihi hele i ka la`i lâ`au Huli aku nânâ ia Mauna Kea Pipi âhui hao winiwini Ho`olei pono iho ke kaula `ili la I ka lae o ka pipi `âhiuhiu Hâwele pono iho ke kaula `ili la Ka maku`u o ka noho i salia Mai uka a ke kai hâwanawana O Keone li`ili`i e ka luna nui Hea aku mâkou e ô mai `oe la O Keoni li`ili`i ke po`o cowboy Ha`ina `ia mai ana ka puana la Hanohano wale no nâ cowboy
| Famous are those cowboys,
oh As they proudly handle their lassos It's just like a dolphin fish, oh As they go sneaking about in the forest Turn and look at Mauna Kea The sharp horned wild cattle Casting the lasso correctly, oh Over the heads of the wild cattle Coiling the lasso correctly, oh On the pommel of the saddle From the uplands to the whispering sea Small John is the big boss As we call out, you answer, oh O, small John, head of the cowboys This is the end of my song, oh Famous are you, all you cowboys
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Source: Paulo Collection- Peter Ahia's album "Talena" - This is a name song for John "Poko" Kawananakoa Lindsey Jr, foreman of the Parker Ranch cowboys for many years. Verse 6 is in reference to his diminutive size, Poko means short. The song has 12 verses. | |