G     D7         G      D7  
  He wore a malo and a coconut hat
  One was for this and the other for that
  All the people shouted as he went by
  He was the cockeyed mayor of Kaunakakai
  
  B7                 E7
  He was just a lazy malihini haole boy
      A7
  But all the girls were crazy
       D7                    G°
  To share his fish and poi, Oh
  
  He wore a lei and he wore a smile
  He drank a gallon of oke to make life worthwhile
  Then he made 'em laugh 'til he made 'em cry
  He was the cockeyed mayor of Kaunakakai
  
  The horse he rode was skinny
  A broken down old female
  So he placed a big pânini
  Right under that horse's tail, Oh
  
  He made her buck and he made her fly
  All over the island of Moloka'i
  You could hear the kanes and wahines cheer
  As they gave him a lei of kîkânia
  
  Now you've heard my story
  About the mayor of Kaunakakai
  All his fame and glory
  On the island of Moloka'i
   

[Source Copyright Edward B. Marks Music Corp - Paul Fagan, owner of Pu'uhoku Ranch, Moloka'i requested a song for his special guest, movie star, Warner Baxter, in 1934. The mythical mayor became cockeyed because the last two syllables rhymed with Kaunakakai. Although Baxter liked the tune and lyrics, his studio did not, fearing it would create a bad image of drunkeness for Hollywood. Poi is made from the popular taro plant: the 14th most cultivated crop on earth.]