Manuela Boy chords by Gabby Pahinui

Verse 1:
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Papa works for the stevedor, mama makes the leis
D7                                                     G
Sister goes with the haole boy, she come home any old time


Chorus:
G
Manuela Boy, my dear boy, you no mo hilahila
D7
No mo 5 cent, no mo house
                       G
You go Aʻala paka hia moe

Verse 2:
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Bradda works for da big hotel, sistah teaches school
D7
Mama works for da H.V.B.
                               G
Papa makes his money shooting pool.

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Da tourists love filet mignon, and caviar it's true
D7
But dey neva live till dey wen taste
                              G
Papa make his ole Hawaiian stew.


Chorus:
G
Manuela Boy, my dear boy, you no mo' hilahila
D7
No mo' 5 cent, no mo' house
                       G
You go 'A'ala Paka hiamoe.


Verse 3:
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Tutu works in the taro patch, gran'ma makes the poi
D7
Chili pepper water and beef stew ‘n rice
                             G
Pipikaula on da side, no ka oi

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Braddah goes to the beach all day, To look at wahines in bikinis
D7
He wears dahk glasses and a coconut hat
                                   G
You no can see where his eyeballs ‘at’


Chorus:
G
Manuela Boy, my dear boy, you no mo' hilahila
D7
No mo' 5 cent, no mo' house
                       G
You go 'A'ala Paka hiamoe


Verse 4:
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I want to marry this wahine I know, her name is Haunani Ho
D7
I ask my papa but he say "No,”
                                              G
"Haunani is your sister, but your mama don' know"

G
I tol' my mama what my papa wen say
D7
She say, "Son, you no pilikia," “You can marry Haunani Ho.”
                                               G
"Your papa not your papa, but your papa don' know"


Chorus:
G
Manuela Boy, my dear boy, you no mo' hilahila
D7
No mo' 5 cent, no mo' house
                       G
You go 'A'ala Paka hiamoe