Christmas Lu'au

'Twas the night before Christmas

And all through the hale

There was singing and dancing and ho'omalimali

Mama in her mu'umu'u, papa in his malo

Greeting 'aikane, pehea, mahalo

Sister gathered flowers for a lei

Brother watched the imu all of the day

Soon the music boys began to play

Mele old and new of Hawai'i nei

The tables were loaded with plenty of kaukau

'Opihi and salmon and steaming hot laulau

We ate and talked stories until we were all pau

It was really maika'i at the Christmas lu'au

'Twas the night before Christmas

And all through the hale

There was singing and dancing and ho'omalimali

Mama in her mu'umu'u, papa in his malo

Greeting 'aikane, pehea, mahalo

Sister gathered flowers for a lei

Brother watched the imu all of the day

Soon the music boys began to play

Mele old and new of Hawai'i nei

The tables were loaded with plenty of kaukau

'Opihi and salmon and steaming hot laulau

We ate and talked stories until we were all pau

It was really maika'i at the Christmas lu'au

It was really maika'i at the Christmas lu'au