somewhere on a south pacific island
sits a young man staring at the surf
his native girlfriend died a death quite violent
in a tribal sacrifice made to the earth
she and her young man made a handsome two
but lava tore them both apart again
please don't go to the volcano
they were saving for a little hut
she collected sea shells every day
and every night they'd share a cigarette
angry gods got in the way
katoomba hey! macumbah ho! umgawah!
katoomba hey! macumbah ho! umgawah!
katoomba hey! macumbah ho! umgawah!
leilani crula-bula-ulladulla-wok-a-tai
aba-laba-laba hut! aba-laba-laba hut!
leilani nevageta-huta-tera-cota-tile
aba-laba-laba hut! aba-laba-laba hut!
still the young man sits there on the beach
he's staring misty-eyed out into space
he's thinking about his girlfriend
at least her death had purpose
she said she wants to be wed
she chose a mountain god instead
i can't stand this carrying on around
better come on down from that mound
you know that ain't no sacred ground
wake-waka-waka-wake. unh!