Hanohano wale nō nā cowboy lā
I ka lawe haʻaheo ke kaula ʻili
**Kāʻeʻaʻeʻa o ke kīpuka ʻili
Ua like ā like me ka mahimahi
lā
I ka nihi hele i ka laʻi lāʻau
Huli aku nānā iā Maunakea
Pipi ʻāhui hao winiwini
Hoʻolei pono iho ke kaula
ʻili lā
I ka lae o ka pipi ʻāhiuhiu
Hāwele pono iho ke kaula ʻili
lā
Ka makuʻu o ka noho ʻItalia
Mai uka a ke kai hāwanawana
ʻO Keoni liʻiliʻi ē ka luna nui
Hea aku mākou e ō mai ʻoe lā
ʻO Keoni liʻiliʻi ke poʻo cowboy
Haʻina ʻia mai ana ka puana lā
Hanohano wale nō nā cowboy
** alternate stanza | Famous are those cowboys,
oh
As they proudly handle their
lassos
**The whizzes of the rawhide lasso
It's just like a dolphin fish,
oh
As they go sneaking about in
the forest
Turn and look at Maunakea
The sharp horned wild cattle
Casting the lasso correctly,
oh
Over the heads of the wild
cattle
Coiling the lasso correctly,
oh
On the pommel of the
saddle
From the uplands to the whispering sea
Small John is the big boss
As we call out, you answer,
oh
O, small John, head of the
cowboys
This is the end of my song,
oh
Famous are you, all you
cowboys
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Source: Paulo Collection- Peter Ahia's
album "Talena" - This is a name song for John "Poko"
Kawananakoa Lindsey Jr, foreman of the Parker Ranch cowboys for
many years. Verse 6 is in reference to his diminutive size,
Poko means short. The song has 12 verses. Hawaiian Text edited by Puakea Nogelmeier
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