Ka Hoʻopaʻi O Ka Nalo EuʻEu

Ka Hoʻopaʻi O Ka Nalo ʻEuʻeu (Getting the Pesky Fly) - Words and music by Johnny Lum Ho
He mele kēia no ka nalo ʻeuʻeu Hoʻouluhua nō wau Ua hili ʻo Lei i ka nalo Ma ka lumi kuke o ka hale Nui kona leʻaleʻa A piha hauʻoli hoʻi ʻo ia Paʻipaʻi i luna, kīʻapu i ka lima Ka nalo ʻeuʻeu ua buzz mai nei Hili me ka hauʻoli Kilokilo i nā nalo ʻAʻohe nalo i ka hale Huli i wahi hou Koala i ke ahiahi a hui ka nalo No ke ʻala o ka ʻiʻo pipi Kīhae ka lāʻī kāhilihili Inā hoʻi mai, a pani i ka puka Nalo, uh, uh, uh, uh, fly, uh, uh, uh, uh A e lele ka nalo i luna, I lalo i ʻō i ʻaneʻi ē Fly, uh, uh, uh, uh Ua hili ʻo Lei i ka nalo Ma ka lumi kuke o ka hale Nui kona leʻaleʻa A piha hau`oli hoʻi ʻo ia Ua haʻi ka mele o Lei Me ka hili ʻana o nā nalo ʻEhehē, ʻehehē Inā hoʻi mai, pani i ka puka	This is a song about the rascal fly That vexed me to no end Lei swatted the fly In the kitchen of her home What great joy it (the fly) seemed to have As if it were filled with merriment Swat, swat above using the cup of the hand But the fly buzzes on by Swat with merriment First watch the fly carefully There's no fly in the house It's gone somewhere else During the evening the flies congregate Having smelled the aroma of roasted beef Strip the ti-leaf to hush them And if you come in, close the door Fly, no, no, no, no, fly, no, no, no, no The fly takes off, going up Going down, going there, coming here Fly, no, no, no, no Lei swatted the fly In the kitchen of her home What great joy it (the fly) seemed to have As if it were filled with merriment Lei's story is told About the swatting of the pesky fly La, la, la And if you come in, close the door
Source: H. Stender Collection