Let's Talk Dirty In Hawaiian - John Prine cover

A fun Prine song.




Lyrics, courtesy of jpshrine.org:

I packed my bags and bought myself a ticket
For the land of the tall palm tree
Aloha Old Milwaukee, Hello Waikiki
I just stepped down from the airplane
When I heard her say,
"Waka waka nuka licka, waka waka nuka licka
Would you like a lei?
Chorus
Let's talk dirty in Hawaiian
Whisper in my ear
Kicka pooka mok a wa wahini
Are the words I long to hear
Lay your coconut on my tiki
What the hecka mooka mooka dear
Let's talk dirty in Hawaiian
Say the words I long to hear

It's a ukulele Honolulu sunset
Listen to the grass skirts sway
Drinking rum from a pineapple
Out on Honolulu Bay
The steel guitars all playing
While she's talking with her hands
Gimme gimme oka doka make a wish I wanna poka
Words I understand

Repeat Chorus

Well, I boughta lota junka with my moolah
And sent it to the folks back home
I never had the chance to dance the hula
Well, I guess I should have known
When you start talking to the sweet wahini
Walking in the pale moonlight
Ohka noka whatta setta knocka-rocka-sis-boom-boccas
Hope I said it right...

It's from Prine's "German Afternoons" album/

Category:

Music

Tags:

• John
• Prine
• Let's
• Talk
• Dirty
• in
• Hawaiian
• acoustic
• guitar
• cover
• fingerpicking
• travis
• picking
• german
• afternoons

[cdouaire]

Jordanthecat...I used to think that as well, you have changed my mind. You have a great ear for picking up on another performers ways.. I think, although I may be wrong, Prines voice was smothed out a bit by some JD?..His lazy laid back way of making a song flow could have been booze.. (curse me if I'm wrong),

[jordanthecat]

@cdouaire Years ago when I saw him in concert, he always had a big glass of what looked like rye and coke on the table next to him, along with a cigarette burning in the ashtray. Sometimes it seemed he'd had a few drinks before coming on stage and we'd have to prompt him about how some of his songs started- which was part of the fun. He still has an occasional drink towards the end of a show, but those cigarettes are long gone.

[cdouaire]

this guy did a great job of imitating John Prine...!!

[jordanthecat]

@cdouaire Hey, thanks! But there's really no substitute for the real thing, is there?

[slapsUhard]

Another Racist singing this Racist fucking song

[jordanthecat]

Thanks for understanding.

[schanteuzer]

Great job! 

[ALOHURR01]

stoopid fuhhkN haole. go suckk a fuhhkN fat one bitch.!

[xshietTAY]

good job, keep up the good work !

[s6824s]

Excellent!!

[dirtymac1978]

Great Pickin! Mr Prine is legendary!

[debbieswinyer]

Great job!

[dannooozy]

great job on a tune that is challenging on the fingers and lips. well done.

[jpnrc1985]

this song is no way racist. it"s creative, it"s thin skin pussy"s like u that want to be a victim cause your fucking miserable. Maybe u can"t stand that a white man came up with a creative song with a hawaiian theme, if a hawaiian was singing it u wouldn"t be crying, the truth is deep down u really like this song, grow up you miserable person