Hawaiian War Chant (Ta-Hu-Wa-Hu-Wai)
written by prince leleiohuku ii
HAWAIIAN WAR CHANT (TA-HU-WA-HU-WAI)  -  sung by WILLIAM COSTELLO as BIMBO
BETTY BOOP'S BAMBOO ISLAND    (BETTY BOOP)   1932
Hawaiian War Chant was originally written in the 1860's by a Hawaiian prince - Prince Leleiohuku II. After the prince died at the age of 22, his brother was elected King of the Kingdom of Hawaii. The song is a love song, and it was not given the unfitting "War Chant" title until it was adapted into the popular American song it is today. In the early 1900's numerous recordings of the song were made under it's original title - Kaua I Ka Huahua I. After the song was featured in the 1932 short film Betty Boop's Bamboo Island, the popularity of the song soared. In 1936 the song was given English lyrics and the melody went through some changes. The song has been recorded by hundreds, including many successful and popular recordings by artists such as Tommy Dorsey, Ella Fitzgerald ad Spike Jones  
1913

KAUA I KA
​HUAHUAI
1934

ANDY AIONA
AND HIS
​ISLANDERS
1939

TOMMY
DORSEY
AND HIS
​ORCHESTRA
1939

​THE
MERRY
​MACS
193?

ROYAL PEECHY
AND HIS
ROYAL
HAWAIIANS
& RADIO
​THREE
1940

EDDIE
PONGRAC
AND THE
TWILIGHT
​ISLANDERS
1941

SOUNDIE
featuring
LANI
​McINTYRE
1942

TOMMY
DORSEY AND
BUDDY RICH
from the film
SHIP AHOY
19??

RUDY
​VALLEE
​
1947

TONY
PASTOR
AND HIS
​BAND &
ROSEMARY
​CLOONEY
19??

ELLA
​FITZGERALD
1945

FELIX
MENDLESON
& HAWAIIAN
​SERENADERS
1946

SPIKE JONES
AND HIS
WACKY
​WAKAKIANS
1946

BOB WILLIS
AND THE
TEXAS
​PLAYBOYS
19??

THE
LENNON
​SISTERS
1951

AMES
​BROTHERS
1951

​HALEHOKE
KAHAUOLOPUA
& ARTHUR
​GODFREY
1951

JO
​STAFFORD
19??

THE
KING
​SISTERS
1956

JIMMY
BRYANT &
SPEEDY
​WEST
1959

THE
​PLAYBOYS
1959

MARTIN
​DENNY
1959

THE MARIE
TARANGI TRIO
AND
​ORCHESTRA
1959

BILLY
​VAUGHN
1960

LEROY
​HOLMES
1961

THE
​VENTURES
19??

​DYNATONES
1963

ARTHUR
​LYMAN
1963

NORMAN
​LUBOFF
1964

JONI
​JAMES
1965

HILO
​HATTIE
1965

OHTA
​SAN
1966

HENRY
MANCINI
AND HIS
ORCHESTRA
196?

THE
​WAKIKI'S
1968

SANDI
GRIFFITHS
AND SALLY
​FLYNN
1973

THE KALEO
O KALANI
​TRIO
1975

RITA REYS
AND THE
KILIMA
​HAWAIIANS
1976

VICKI
EYDIE
& BETTE
​MIDLER
197?

MUPPET
SHOW
SEASON 3
​EPISODE 20
19??

DON
​HO
1987

BUDDY
​RICH
from his
last public
​performance
1987

BERGENDY
​BULL
2006

DON
​RALKE
20??

SLOWEY
AND THE
​BOATS
2012

SAN
SISCO
​(ITALIA)
2014

ONTARIO
SOCIETY OF
​HONOLULU
2017

LE-RETRO
HEART
​MUSIC
2019

PERCUSSION
​ALL STARS


KARAOKE
VERSION


HULA
DANCE
HAWAIIAN WAR CHANT (TU-HU-WA-HU-WAI)

Popeye dear we cannot wed
Popeye dear we cannot wed
Popeye dear we cannot wed
I love another sailor!

Who's the guy that won your heart?
It's Barnacle Bill the Sailor!
Who's the guy that thinks he's smart?
It's Barnacle Bill the Sailor!

Why that false heart and flattering tounge
he courts them all both old and young!
He courts them all but marries none your Barnacle Bill the sailor!

But he's strong and handsome too!
But he's strong and handsome too!
But he's strong and handsome too!
My Barnacle Bill the sailor!

I'll twist his toes and squeeze the nose of Barnacle Bill the sailor
I'll mop the place with his false face the Barnacle Bill the sailor
I'll grab him by his dirty neck and when i throw he'll be a wreck
I'll sweep and smear and swab the deck
With Barnacle Bill the sailor!
(Door Begins to Knock)
Who's that knocking at my door?
Who's that knocking at my door?
Who's that knocking at my door?
Tell the fair young maiden?

It's only me from over the sea your Barnacle Bill the sailor
I've come to take you away with me
I'm Barnacle Bill the sailor
Hurry before you get me sore, i'll rare and tear and rant and roar!
Hurry before i bust in the door
It's Barnacle Bill the sailor!

Here i come to let you in
Here i come to let you in
Here i come to let you in
​
My Barnacle Bill the sailor!
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