Don Ho

Who Was The Lolo That Stole My Pakalolo

Don Ho


Tom: D

D                      Em
Who was the lolo who stole my pakalolo,
A                                    D
I saw it in the yard just the other day. But today when I came home, I found it was
E7
gone (hold Last Note For Two Beats);
D                   A
Somebody came and took em away.


[Verse 1]
D                       Em                  A                        D
One Day I Found Some Tiny Little Seeds, I Threw Them Out The Window, I Figured Ay No Need;
D
Six Months Later, I
                  E7                        D                          A                      D
Found To My Surprise (hold For Two Beats) 50 Big Bushes, All 20 Feet High. At First I Didn’t Know,
Em                 A                                                   D
Why They Grew So Tall, But Kona Has Just, The Right Amount Of Rainfall; 
                               E7
A Few Days Later I Looked Out To Find (hold For Two Beats),
D                                  A
Instead Of Fifty Bushes There Was 29.


[Chorus]
D                      Em
Who was the lolo who stole my pakalolo,
A                                    D
I saw it in the yard just the other day. But today when I came home, I found it was
E7
gone (hold Last Note For Two Beats);
D                   A
Somebody came and took em away.


[Verse 2]
D                   Em                       A                           D
The Very Next Day Someone Was Pounding On My Door, I Said “ay Go Away”, But They Only Pound Some More;
D
I Opened Up My Door,
    Em                     A                                        D
to Tell Them Where To Go, One Man Pulled Out His Badge Annd Said “we From 5-0”. Auwe!
D                                Em                               A                      D
The Man Said We Have Reports From This Vicinity, That Somebody Is Growing The Pakalolo Tree,
D                  Em                     E7                       D                    A
He Went Into My Yard, And Discovered My Haul (hold For Two Beats); Instead Of 29, There Was Nothing At All.


[Chorus]
D                      Em
Who was the lolo who stole my pakalolo,
A                                    D
I saw it in the yard just the other day. But today when I came home, I found it was
E7
gone (hold Last Note For Two Beats);
D                   A
Somebody came and took em away.