'Oa, mākahi, mālua, mākolu, māhā, lewa
'O ka puhi, puhi 'ūhā
I'a tohe, tohe niho'ole
Eia a'e lawai'a he wahine, auē
Pau a'e i ka 'ō ihe 'ia
A hili, a hili pau
'O ka puhi, puhi kāpā
I'a pinana lā'au
Eia a'e lawai'a he wahine, auē
Pau a'e i ke 'ekemau'u 'ia
A hili, a hili pau
'O ka puhi, puhi paka
I'a ahu 'olo ka 'ale
Eia a'e lawai'a he wahine, auē
Pau a'e i ke laoa 'ia
A hili, a hili pau
'O ka puhi 'o ka 'aukī
I'a 'ume 'ia i ka he'epali
Eia a'e lawai'a he wahine, auē
Pau a'e i ka 'īnikiniki 'ia
A hili, 'īnikiniki, a hili, 'īniki pau
'O ka puhi puana kēia
Ha'i aku lohe pau
Eia a'e lawai'a he wahine, auē
Pau nā puhi i ka lāwalu 'ia
A hili, lāwalu, a hili, love you pau
'O ka puhi puana kēia
Ha'i aku lohe pau
Eia a'e lawai'a he wahine, auē
Pau nā puhi i ka 'ai pau 'ia
A hili, 'ono loa, a hili, 'ono pau
Ua huli ka malau
Minute, one-eye, two-eye, three-eye, four-eye, five-eye mesh
As for the eel known as the 'ūhā
A fish known as the tohe, toothless tohe
Here comes a fisherman, a woman? Auē
Utilizing the spearing method, you're done for
Tail bashed on the rocks
Regarding the voracious eel, kāpā
Eel known to scale even trees
Here comes the fisherman, a woman? Auē
Implementing the gunnysack method, you're done for
Tail bashed on the rocks
Now as for this paka eel
With its jowls gaping in the swells
Here comes a fisherman, a woman? Auē
With the stick choking method, you're done for
Tail bashed on the rocks
Included are the juvenile eels
An eel easily enticed by small squid
Here comes the fisherman, a woman? Auē
Resorting to the pinching method, you're done for
Tail bashed, no pinched, no bashed, no pinched to the end
As for the eels, tell the truth
Tell for all to know
Hawaiian women are celebrated eel catchers
They catch 'em, wrap 'em and broil 'em on coals
But remember, they bash the tails first then indulge later
As for the eels, tell the truth
Tell so all innocent ones are warned
Hawaiian women revel in snaring eels
A delicious morsel
But remember, they bash the tails first then indulge later
The bait box is turned over