1. I like the sand spreading out to the sea, I like the tropical moon and the lazy palm trees
I like to listen to my heart, there's no place I'd rather be
2. I like the people, I like the way they smile, I like the feeling of you on this paradise isle
I like the cool island gecko, man this is where I wanna be.
Chorus: Take me back. (Take me back) Back to da kine.
Take me back. (Take me back) Back to da kine.
All over, mo' betta, Moloka'i I will return (Repeat chorus)
3. I like the gecko singin' in the night, I like to do the dance they do to the Moloka'i Slide
When the sun comes up shining, always mo' betta da kine.
4. I like to hula, I think it's really good, Man, I don't understand the words, but in time
I think I could, if I just had the time, oh if I just had the time
Bridge: I say a won't you come along, we'll have a lu'au by the sea
We'll cook a little pig and all the coconuts are free
And what you see is what you get. It's just a little grass shack
I know you're gonna like it and I hope you come back
5. I like the fishes swimming round in the sea, I like to hop 'um on the grill, and cook 'um up for me
With a big pan of butter, man it can't get better than this.
6. I like the chicken, we hop 'um on the grill,
man it hurts to eat some raw fish and eat up all the spills
Oh well, oh yeah. It's just a lu'au down by the sea.
Chorus: then repeat last line without the final c7.
This song is written by Tad Suckling from Vancouver, Washington, about his love for a wagon ride lu'au held at Mapulehu, Moloka'i, and the hospitality shown to him by Larry Helm and his family. Moloka'i Slide was perpetuated by Natalie Helm, a member of the Moloka'i High School volleyball team who shared the song with other volleyball players throughout the state of Hawai'i. It became somewhat of a cheer (the chorus starts with the words "Take me back") and was eventually heard and recorded by the group Ehukai from Hilo. A great tragedy to the entire community of Moloka'i and a loss to the people of Hawai'i occurred when, after winning the MIL (Maui Inter–Scholastic League) volleyball championships, the plane carrying Natalie Helm and her other teammates crashed.
This song is written by Tad Suckling from Vancouver, Washington, about his love for a wagon ride lu'au held at Mapulehu, Moloka'i, and the hospitality shown to him by Larry Helm and his family. Moloka'i Slide was perpetuated by Natalie Helm, a member of the Moloka'i High School volleyball team who shared the song with other volleyball players throughout the state of Hawai'i. It became somewhat of a cheer (the chorus starts with the words "Take me back") and was eventually heard and recorded by the group Ehukai from Hilo. A great tragedy to the entire community of Moloka'i and a loss to the people of Hawai'i occurred when, after winning the MIL (Maui Inter–Scholastic League) volleyball championships, the plane carrying Natalie Helm and her other teammates crashed.
