Kāore au i te mōhio ka mea
Rite katoa mātou
Koia kāore koe i te mōhio ki a ahau
Koia kāore koe i te mōhio ki a ahau
Kāore i te mōhio ka mea
Nō raro nei ahau
Kāore i te mōhio ka mea
Nō raro nei ahau
E hika e hē!
(Chorus)
Ētahi wā kāore mātou i te mōhio
He aha ai i mea pēnā
Engari ka mea tonu atu
Ētahi wā, kāore mātou i te mōhio
He aha ai i mahi pēnā
Engari ka mahi tonu atu
Kāore au i te mōhio ka mea
He mea anō ka kore mamae
Ka rarau anō, ka rarau anō
He mea anō he mea anō
Kāore au i te mōhio ka mea;
Me whakarongo ia ki a koe
Ka tukitukia tana mata
Kātahi tāne kātahi kaitā
(Repeat chorus)
Kāore i te mōhio ka mea
Nō raro nei ahau
Kāore i te mōhio ka mea
Nō raro nei ahau
E hika e hē!
E hika e hē!
E hika e hē!
E hika e hē!
Kāore i te mōhio ka mea
I don’t know why you say that
My kind is all the same
You don’t know anything about me
You don’t know anything about me
I don’t know why you say that
I belong at the bottom
I don’t know why you say that
I belong at the bottom
I don’t think so!
(Chorus)
Sometimes we don’t understand
Why we say what we say
But we keep on saying it
Sometimes we don’t understand
Why we do what we say
But we keep on doing it
I don’t know why you say that
One more won’t hurt, I’ll just get
Another one and another one and
Another one and another one
I don’t know why you say that
She better listen to you
Or you’re gonna smash her face
What a man what a big man
(Repeat chorus)
I don’t know why you say that
I belong at the bottom
I don’t know why you say that
I belong at the bottom
I don’t think so!
Oh my gosh!
That’s so wrong!
So totally wrong!
I don’t know why you say that
Te manu - lyrics
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1. Te Manu
2. Te Kaitoronui
3. Noho ake au
4. Ko Wai Koe?
5. AEIOU
6. he kakano ahau
7. Pipi tui
8. ka mea
9. e kore e hokia
10. e ko
Vocals - Tangaroa Teariki
Ka Mea
Karl Teariki