John Prine (Maywood, Illinois, 10 de octubre de 1946) es un cantautor de country y folk estadounidense con un amplio éxito, tanto de crítica como de público, desde la década de 1970.
Sus padres fueron William Prine y Verna Hamm. Su abuelo había sido guitarrista de Merle Travis y Prine se inició como guitarrista a los catorce años. Durante cinco años trabajó como cartero, e hizo el servicio militar antes de comenzar su carrera musical en Chicago.
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
This is my first tab, so please bear with me! Also, I should mention that I got all of the words from the previous tabber, so thanks to him/her for that.
The verses and chorus are played the same way. I like to start each with the following run:
[Verse] C Well, I packed my bags and bought myself a ticket G7 For the land of the tall palm tree C Aloha Old Milwaukee, Hello Waikiki
I just stepped down from the airplane F When I thought I heard her say C Waka waka nuka nuka, waka waka nuka nuka CG7C Would you like a lei?
[Chorus] C Let's talk dirty in Hawaiian G Whisper in my ear G7 Kicka poo ka maka wa wah wahini C Are the words I long to hear
Lay your coconut on my tiki F What the hecka mooka mooka dear CA7 Let's talk dirty in Hawaiian D7G7C Say the words I long to hear
It's a ukelele Honolulu sunset Listen to the grass skirts sway Drinking rum from a pineapple Out on Honolulu Bay The steel guitars all playing While she's talking with her hands Gimme gimme oka doka make a wish and wanta polka Words I understand
(Chorus)
I boughta lota junka with my moola And sent it to the folks back home I never had the chance to dance the hula Well I guess I should have known When you start talking to the sweet wahini Walking in the pale moonlight Oka noka what a setta knocka rocka sis boom bocas Hope I said it right