Lyrics and translation FIDDLER'S GREEN - John Kanaka

John Kanaka

Heard, I heard an old man say (Hey!)
John kanaka naka tura yay
Today, today is a holiday (Hey!)
John kanaka naka tura yay
Heard, I heard the old man say (Hey!)
John kanaka naka tura yay
We′ll work tomorrow, but not today (Hey!)
John kanaka naka tura yay
Tura yay, oh, tura yay
John kanaka naka tura yay
We're outward bound at the break of day (Hey!)
John kanaka naka tura yay
We′re outward bound for Frisco Bay (Hey!)
John kanaka naka tura yay
We're outward bound around Cape Horn (Hey!)
John kanaka naka tura yay
Where you wish to god you'd never been born (Hey!)
John kanaka naka tury yay
Tura yay, oh, tura yay
John kanaka naka tura yay
We′re a Yankee ship with a Yankee crew (Hey!)
John kanaka naka tura yay
And we′re the boys to push her through (Hey!)
John kanaka naka tura yay
We're a Yankee ship with a Yankee mate (Hey!)
John kanaka naka tura yay
Don′t stop to walk or change your gait (Hey!)
John kanaka naka tura yay
Tura yay, oh, tura yay
John kanaka naka tura yay
And when we get to Frisco Bay (Hey!)
John kanaka naka tura yay
We'll pay off ship and draw our pay (Hey!)
John kanaka naka tura yay
Oh, haul, oh haul, oh haul away (Hey!)
John kanaka naka tura yay
Haul away and make our pay (Hey!)
John kanaka naka tura yay
Tura yay, oh, tura yay
John kanaka naka tura yay
Tura yay, oh, tura yay
John kanaka naka tura yay
John kanaka naka tura yay
John kanaka naka tura yay

John Kanaka

J'ai entendu, j'ai entendu un vieil homme dire (Hey!)
John kanaka naka tura yay
Aujourd'hui, aujourd'hui est un jour férié (Hey!)
John kanaka naka tura yay
J'ai entendu, j'ai entendu le vieil homme dire (Hey!)
John kanaka naka tura yay
On travaillera demain, mais pas aujourd'hui (Hey!)
John kanaka naka tura yay
Tura yay, oh, tura yay
John kanaka naka tura yay
On part au petit matin (Hey!)
John kanaka naka tura yay
On part pour la baie de Frisco (Hey!)
John kanaka naka tura yay
On part pour le Cap Horn (Hey!)
John kanaka naka tura yay
Où tu regretteras d'être né (Hey!)
John kanaka naka tury yay
Tura yay, oh, tura yay
John kanaka naka tura yay
Nous sommes un navire yankee avec un équipage yankee (Hey!)
John kanaka naka tura yay
Et on est les gars pour la pousser (Hey!)
John kanaka naka tura yay
Nous sommes un navire yankee avec un second yankee (Hey!)
John kanaka naka tura yay
N'arrête pas de marcher ou de changer de vitesse (Hey!)
John kanaka naka tura yay
Tura yay, oh, tura yay
John kanaka naka tura yay
Et quand on arrive à la baie de Frisco (Hey!)
John kanaka naka tura yay
On payera le bateau et on touchera notre paie (Hey!)
John kanaka naka tura yay
Oh, haul, oh haul, oh haul away (Hey!)
John kanaka naka tura yay
Haul away et on touche notre paie (Hey!)
John kanaka naka tura yay
Tura yay, oh, tura yay
John kanaka naka tura yay
Tura yay, oh, tura yay
John kanaka naka tura yay
John kanaka naka tura yay
John kanaka naka tura yay