Melekalikimaka (Kona Christmas)

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It's been my secret passion to try it, to spend my Christmas surfin', I can't deny it
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I wanna spend my Christmas on the Kona Coast in Hawaii
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For years I saved my pennies and planned it, the great Pacific Ocean, we'll span it
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I wanna spend Christmas where I dig it the most, in Hawaii

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Melekalikimaka is "Merry Christmas" in Hawaii talk-a
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And pretty island girls greet you with a flower lei
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You'll throw it back into the sea hopin' you'll be comin' back to Hawaii


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The suntanned beauties are everywhere, if you're comin' to the islands then you might stare
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And find a girl waiting for you there in Hawaii
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Kani and Wahini and Wahowalis, too, wish a Melekalikimaka to you
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They're the friendliest people anywhere in Hawaii

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Melekalikimaka is how they say it in island talk-a,
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And at Lahaina we'll count the shooting stars
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We'll watch them fall into the sea and it will be just you and me in Hawaii

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Winter in the sun and surf would sure be nice, in a south sea garden paradise
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I wanna spend Christmas where I dig it the most, in Hawaii
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Honolulu, Waikiki, do you wanna come along with me?
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Waimea up to Hanalai, I'd love to take you to the islands today

Chart prepared by Francis Greene