Key: F
Introduction: F Bb F F C7 F
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I thought I heard the old man say
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John Kanaka-naka tu-lai--ay. To-
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day, today is a sailing day
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John Kanaka-naka tu-lai--ay
F Bb F
Tu-lai-ay, Ooh! tu-lai--ay!
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John Kanaka-naka- tu-lai--ay
F Bb F
Tu-lai-ay, Ooh! tu-lai--ay!
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John Kanaka-naka- tu-lai--ay
verse 2
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We'll work tomorrow but not to--day
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John Kanaka-naka tu-lai--ay To-
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day, today is a holy--day
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John Kanaka-naka tu-lai--ay
F Bb F
Tu-lai-ay, Ooh! tu-lai--ay!
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John Kanaka-naka- tu-lai--ay
F Bb F
Tu-lai-ay, Ooh! tu-lai--ay!
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John Kanaka-naka- tu-lai--ay
verse 3
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We're bound away for 'Frisco Bay
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John Kanaka-naka tu-lai- ?ay. We're
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bound away at the break of day.
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John Kanaka-naka tu-lai--ay
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Tu-lai-ay, Ooh! tu-lai--ay!
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John Kanaka-naka- tu-lai--ay
F Bb F
Tu-lai-ay, Ooh! tu-lai--ay!
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John Kanaka-naka- tu-lai--ay
verse 4
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We're bound away 'round Cape Horn
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John Kanaka-naka tu-lai- ?ay. We
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wish to Christ we'd never been born
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John Kanaka-naka tu-lai--ay
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Tu-lai-ay, Ooh! tu-lai--ay!
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John Kanaka-naka- tu-lai--ay
F Bb F
Tu-lai-ay, Ooh! tu-lai--ay!
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John Kanaka-naka- tu-lai--ay
Verse 5
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Oh haul, oh haul, oh haul a- way
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John Kanaka-naka tu-lai- ?ay. Oh
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haul away and make your pay
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John Kanaka-naka tu-lai--ay
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Tu-lai-ay, Ooh! tu-lai--ay!
F C7 F
John Kanaka-naka- tu-lai--ay
F Bb F
Tu-lai-ay, Ooh! tu-lai--ay!
F C7 F
John Kanaka-naka- tu-lai--ay