Miloli`i - John Makuakane

Miloli`i aku nei au la
I ke kau `ekake la
Nuha i ke ala nui


Waikîkî aku nei au la
I ke kau `elepani la
Ihu peleleu


Cala Frisco aku nei au la
I ke kau mokulele la
Lewa i ka lewa


Honolulu aku nei au la
I ke kau Steamer Lola la
Lola i ke ala wai


Ha`ina `ia mai ka puana la
I ke kau `ekake (kekoke) la
Nuha i ke ala nui

 At Milolii, there was I
As I got on the donkey
It is stubborn on the road


At Waikiki, there was I
As I got on the elephant
It swings its trunk


At San Francisco, there was I
I boarded the plane
It dips from side to side


At Honolulu, there I was
I boarded the steamer Lola
It rolled in the water


Thus ends my song
As I got on the donkey
It is stubborn on the road
Source: Tranlator unknown - Composed in the 1930’s, verse #2, the elephant was Daisy, a popular animal at the Honolulu Zoo