Transcript Humuhumunukunukuapua`a - Bulletin Boards for the Music Classroom
Humuhumunukunukuapua’a
If you ever Make the journey To Hawaii
You’ll find blue skies and an ocean warm and clear
In that ocean Lives a fishy bright and happy He swims around all day tryin’ to say his name .
He’s called the Humuhumunukunukuapua’a He’s called the Humuhumunukunukuapua’a
He’s the very cool fish With the really, really long name.
Humu booboo acapoocoo?
No, no, no. It’s “Humuhumunukunukuapua’a.” It can only be found in Hawaii, and it’s their state fish.
Oh, okay… Humu coocoo moomoo frufru??
Can you sing it again?
He’s called the Humuhumunukunukuapua’a He’s called the Humuhumunukunukuapua’a
He’s the very cool fish With the really, really long name.
Humuhumunukunukuapua’a… That’s a beautiful name. I’ll bet it means “walking along the shores of Waikiki.”
Actually, it means “fish that comes out of the water and sounds like a pig.”
Really?!?
Really.
He’s called the Humuhumunukunukuapua’a He’s called the Humuhumunukunukuapua’a
He’s the very cool fish With the really, really long name.
He’s the very cool fish With the really, really long name.