Lyrics

O wākea ke kāne
Noho ia papahānaumoku
Hānau 'o Hawai'i he moku
A'ole au he rasta no ho'i
He kanaka wale no wau
He kanaka nō Hawai'i nei
Hey, hey
According to my name which is Elijah
The one that I give praise to, his name is Jah
Sorry I don't believe in your religion
No offense to you it's just that I'm a Hawaiian
Ever since the day you landed on my island
Many of them passed away and many of them gone
All of them giving the praises to your holy begotten son
My people have to chant and sing "This is my song,"
I say
A'ole au he rasta no ho'i
He kanaka wale no wau
He kanaka nō Hawai'i nei
Hey, hey
Wāhia ka inoa o Ka'ikēnā
Ua welo mai ka 'ike mai na kūpunā
Huli ka lima a i lalo ka lima
Ho'i i ka 'āina a'e mau ka makona
Ho'opiha i ka lua, o ka inaina
I ka 'āina Hawai'i, e 'ai me ka i'a
U'e ka imu 'ai ka pī ka pua'a
Pela nō ko ka Hawai'i nohona
I said Hey
I never gave my praises up to Jah
Cause the race of which I came from was raised on Hāloa so
Mai ka lā hiki ā i ka lā kau
He Hawai'i au mau a mau
I said
A'ole au he rasta no ho'i
He kanaka wale no wau
He kanaka nō Hawai'i nei
Hey
A'ole au he rasta no ho'i
He kanaka wale no wau
He kanaka nō Hawai'i nei
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Written by: Elijah Ka'ikena Scanlan, Kaikena Scanlon, Royce Keahialoa Piiohia
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