Lahaina

by  Jim Messina ... Click  HERE  to listen to the 1973 recording (MP3, 5.7MB) by Loggins & Messina

I was sitting at a table in an open cafe
Waiting for a drink of rum.
When I asked my waiter for the time of day,
She said, "Look out, there's a centipede coming your way."

    In Lahaina, the sugarcane grow.
    In Lahaina, the living is slow.
    In Lahaina, mangoes are sweet,
    But the centipede, he crawls all over your feet.

I was laying by the water in the morning sun,
Shaded by a coconut tree.
When I turned around, it was all I could see,
There was great big centipede staring at me!

    In Lahaina, the sugarcane grow.
    In Lahaina, the living is slow.
    In Lahaina, mangoes are sweet,
    But the centipede, he crawls all over your feet.

I had only just a second to decide what to do,
Balking at his poisonous fangs!
When I said I thought it was a beautiful day,
He said, "Look out, Mr. Haole, I think you're pushing my leg!"

    In Lahaina, the sugarcane grow.
    In Lahaina, the living is slow.
    In Lahaina, mangoes are sweet,
    But the centipede, he crawls all over your feet.