Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
When I wake up, well, I know I’m gonna be
– Kaake ahau, e mohio ana ahau ka waiho ahau
I’m gonna be the man who wakes up next to you
– Ko ahau te tangata e ara ake ana i te taha o koe
When I go out, yeah, I know I’m gonna be
– A, no te haere ahau ki waho, ae, e mohio ana ahau ka waiho ahau
I’m gonna be the man who goes along with you
– Ka waiho ahau hei tangata e haere tahi ana me koe
If I get drunk, well, I know I’m gonna be
– Ki te haurangi ahau, pai, e mohio ana ahau ka waiho ahau
I’m gonna be the man who gets drunk next to you
– Ka waiho ahau hei tangata e haurangi ana i te taha o koe
And if I haver, yeah, I know I’m gonna be
– A ki te mea he, ae, e mohio ana ahau ka waiho ahau
I’m gonna be the man who’s haverin’ to you
– Ka waiho ahau hei tangata e whakawehi ana i a koe
But I would walk five hundred miles
– Engari ka haere ahau i te rima rau maero
And I would walk five hundred more
– A ka haere ahau i te rima rau atu
Just to be the man who walked a thousand
– Ko te tangata anake i haere i te mano
Miles to fall down at your door
– Maile ki te hinga ki raro i tou tatau
When I’m workin’, yes, I know I’m gonna be
– Ka mahi ahau, ae, e mohio ana ahau ka waiho ahau
I’m gonna be the man who’s workin’ hard for you
– Ka waiho ahau hei tangata e whakapau kaha ana ki a koe
And when the money comes in for the work I do
– A ka tae mai te moni mo te mahi ka mahia e au
I’ll pass almost every penny on to you
– Ka hoatu e ahau tata nga pene i runga i ki a koutou
When I come home (When I come home), oh, I know I’m gonna be
– Ka hoki mai ahau ki te kāinga (When I come home), oh, I know i’m gonna be
I’m gonna be the man who comes back home to you
– Ko ahau te tangata e hoki mai ana ki te kāinga ki a koe
And if I grow old, well, I know I’m gonna be
– A, ki te pakeke ahau, e mohio ana ahau ka waiho ahau
I’m gonna be the man who’s growin’ old with you
– Ka waiho ahau hei tangata e pakeke ana ki a koe
But I would walk five hundred miles
– Engari ka haere ahau i te rima rau maero
And I would walk five hundred more
– A ka haere ahau i te rima rau atu
Just to be the man who walked a thousand
– Ko te tangata anake i haere i te mano
Miles to fall down at your door
– Maile ki te hinga ki raro i tou tatau
Da-da da da (Da-da da da)
– Da-da da da (Da-da da da)
Da-da da da (Da-da da da)
– Da-da da da (Da-da da da)
Da-da dum diddy dum diddy dum diddy da da da
– Da-da dum diddy dum diddy dum diddy da da da
Da-da da da (Da-da da da)
– Da-da da da (Da-da da da)
Da-da da da (Da-da da da)
– Da-da da da (Da-da da da)
Da-da dum diddy dum diddy dum diddy da da da
– Da-da dum diddy dum diddy dum diddy da da da
When I’m lonely, well, I know I’m gonna be
– Ka noho mokemoke ahau, e mohio ana ahau ka noho ahau
I’m gonna be the man who’s lonely without you
– Ka waiho ahau hei tangata mokemoke, kahore koe
And when I’m dreamin’, well, I know I’m gonna dream
– A, ina moemoea ahau, e mohio ana ahau ka moemoea ahau
I’m gonna dream about the time when I’m with you
– Ka moemoea ahau i te wā e noho ana ahau ki a koe
When I go out (When I go out), well, I know I’m gonna be
– A, No te haere ahau i roto i (A, No te haere ahau i roto i), pai, e mohio ana ahau ka waiho ahau
I’m gonna be the man who goes along with you
– Ka waiho ahau hei tangata e haere tahi ana me koe
And when I come home (when I come home), yes, I know I’m gonna be
– A, no te haere mai ahau ki te kāinga (a, no te haere mai ahau ki te kāinga), ae, e mohio ana ahau ka waiho ahau
I’m gonna be the man who comes back home with you
– Ko ahau te tangata e hoki mai ana ki te kāinga ki a koe
I’m gonna be the man who’s comin’ home with you
– Ko ahau te tangata e haere mai ana ki te kāinga ki a koe
But I would walk five hundred miles
– Engari ka haere ahau i te rima rau maero
And I would walk five hundred more
– A ka haere ahau i te rima rau atu
Just to be the man who walked a thousand
– Ko te tangata anake i haere i te mano
Miles to fall down at your door
– Maile ki te hinga ki raro i tou tatau
Da-da da da (Da-da da da)
– Da-da da da (Da-da da da)
Da-da da da (Da-da da da)
– Da-da da da (Da-da da da)
Da-da dum diddy dum diddy dum diddy da da da
– Da-da dum diddy dum diddy dum diddy da da da
Da-da da da (Da-da da da)
– Da-da da da (Da-da da da)
Da-da da da (Da-da da da)
– Da-da da da (Da-da da da)
Da-da dum diddy dum diddy dum diddy da da da
– Da-da dum diddy dum diddy dum diddy da da da
Da-da da da (Da-da da da)
– Da-da da da (Da-da da da)
Da-da da da (Da-da da da)
– Da-da da da (Da-da da da)
Da-da dum diddy dum diddy dum diddy da da da
– Da-da dum diddy dum diddy dum diddy da da da
Da-da da da (Da-da da da)
– Da-da da da (Da-da da da)
Da-da da da (Da-da da da)
– Da-da da da (Da-da da da)
Da-da dum diddy dum diddy dum diddy da da da
– Da-da dum diddy dum diddy dum diddy da da da
And I would walk five hundred miles
– A ka haere ahau i te rima rau maero
And I would walk five hundred more
– A ka haere ahau i te rima rau atu
Just to be the man who walked a thousand
– Ko te tangata anake i haere i te mano
Miles to fall down at your door
– Maile ki te hinga ki raro i tou tatau
