Island Style
by John Cruz
Added Verses
D. Fergerstrom
I loved this song the day I first heard it. I felt, though that the story was too short. There were other examples of "Island Style" that I felt should be told so I added two more verses. Sorry No permission was obtained from John Cruz.
On the Island, we do it Island Style,
From the mountain to the ocean from the windward to the leeward side.
Mama's in the kitchen cooking dinner real nice,
Beef stew on the stove, lomi salmon with the ice.
We eat and drink and we sing all day,
Kanikapila in the old Hawaiian way.
On the Island, we do it Island Style,
From the mountain to the ocean from the windward to the leeward side.
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We go grandma's house on the weekend clean yard.
If we no go, grandma gotta work hard.
You know my grandma, she like the poi real sour.
I love my grandma every minute every hour
On the Island, we do it Island Style,
From the mountain to the ocean from the windward to the leeward side.
We wake up early start the fire in the imu
Thick black smoke make the neighbors come huhu
Call em up invite everybody over
When the pig come out everybody get puolo
On the Island, we do it Island Style,
From the mountain to the ocean from the windward to the leeward side.
We go down beach for pick Limu and Opihi
Surf stay up everybody end up swimming
We swim and play in the water all day
When the sun go down
Da pakini still stay empty
On the Island, we do it Island Style,
From the mountain to the ocean from the windward to the leeward side.
On the Island, we do it Island Style,
From the mountain to the ocean from the windward to the leeward side