John Kanaka

I thought I heard the old man say (hoo!) (John, Kanaka-naka, too-rye-ay) Today, today it's a holiday (hoo!) (John, Kanaka-naka, too-rye-ay) Too-rye-ay, oh! Too-rye-ay John, Kanaka-naka, too-rye-ay We're bound away at the break of day (hoo!) (John, Kanaka-naka, too-rye-ay) We're bound away for 'Frisco Bay (hoo!) (John, Kanaka-naka, too-rye-ay) Too-rye-ay, oh! Too-rye-ay John, Kanaka-naka, too-rye-ay Them Frisco girls ain't got no comb (hoo!) (John, Kanaka-naka, too-rye-ay) They comb their hair with a herring backbone (hoo!) (John, Kanaka-naka, too-rye-ay) Too-rye-ay, oh! Too-rye-ay John, Kanaka-naka, too-rye-ay Just one more heave and that'll do (hoo!) (John, Kanaka-naka, too-rye-ay) 'Cause we're the crew to pull her through (hoo!) (John, Kanaka-naka, too-rye-ay) Too-rye-ay, oh! Too-rye-ay John, Kanaka-naka, too-rye-ay I thought I heard the old man say (hoo!) (John, Kanaka-naka, too-rye-ay) Today, today it's a holiday (hoo!) (John, Kanaka-naka, too-rye-ay) Too-rye-ay, oh! Too-rye-ay John, Kanaka-naka, too-rye-ay