[A]'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the hale
Was [E7]singing and dancing and [A]ho`omalimali
Mama in her in her mu`umu`u and papa in his malo
[E7]Greeting `aikane, pehea, ma[A]halo

[D]Sister gathered flowers [A]for a lei
[E7]Brother watched the imu [A]all of the day
[D]Soon the music boys be[A]gan to play
[B7]Mele old and new of Ha[E7]wai`i nei

[A]The tables were loaded with plenty of kaukau
[E7]`Opihi and salmon and [A]steaming hot laulau
We ate and talked stories until we were all pau
It was [E7]really maika`i at our Christmas lu`[A]au

It was [E7]really maika`i at our Christmas lu`[A]au