Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
He’s a jolly good fellow he can laugh out loudest at them all
– He tangata harikoa he tangata pai ka taea e ia te kata nui ki a rātou katoa
He’s a jolly good fellow but that jolly good fellow’s world’s about to fall
– He tangata tino pai ia engari kei te heke haere te ao o taua tangata tino pai
Tonight he’s out with all his friends downtown
– I tēnei pō kei waho ia me ōna hoa katoa i te taone
I bet it’s never cross his mind to slip around
– E peti ana ahau e kore rawa e whakawhiti i tōna hinengaro ki te taka
He’s the life of a party but if he only knew
– Ko ia te ora o te rōpū engari ki te mohio anake ia
When he’s holdin’ that bottle now I’m here holdin’ you
– I a ia e mau ana i taua pounamu, kei konei ahau e mau ana i a koe
For he’s a jolly good fellow…
– He tangata pai hoki ia…
He’s feedin’ that old jukebox all his dimes
– Kei te whangai ia i taua pouaka waiata tawhito i ana moni katoa
Talkin’ with the boys about the good old times
– E kōrero ana ki ngā tama mō ngā wā pai o mua
Fightin’ booze like it was goin’ out of style
– E whawhai ana ki te inu waipiro me te mea e haere ana ki waho o te kāhua
Se let’s don’t spoil this party cause he ain’t got not the smile
– Kia kaua e whakapohehe i tēnei rōpū nā te mea kāore i a ia te ataata
For he’s a jolly good fellow…
– He tangata pai hoki ia…
Yes that jolly good fellow’s world’s about to fall
– Ae kei te hinga te ao o taua hoa pai
