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O Danny Boys, O Danner Girls-An Akaka Bill Protest Song

New Lyrics by Amy Marsh and Puanani Rogers

(Based on "O Danny Boy," lyrics by Frederick Edward Weatherly, 1848-1929, and the melody, "Londonderrey Air")

O Danny boys, the bill, the bill is failing--

And will be swept away soon with the tide.

O Danner girls, Hawaiians won’t be crawling--

Oppression soon must go and we will bide.

So don’t come back with falsehoods wrapped in paper,

And don’t you bring us laws to take our land.

We’ll not agree, in sunshine or in shadow,

O Danny boys, O Danner girls, we’ll take a stand.

And til we know the Akaka bill is dying,

Until it’s dead, as dead as it can be,

We’ll stand and tell the world it’s false and lying,

We’re never giving in, we will be free.

And we shall hear our children’s children’s children,

And all their lives shall warmer, sweeter be.

For we’ll not stoop to ransom off their freedom.

So boys and girls, give up this travesty!

Note: Puanani sang this song in Thomas Square in 2004 for Ka La Ho'i Ho'i Ea.