somewhere on a south pacific island sits a young man staring at the surf his native girlfriend died a death quite violent a tribal sacrifice made to the earth she was brown her hair was black her eyes were blue a chief s daughter leilani was her name she and her young man made a handsome two but lava tore them both apart again he d say leilani don t go to the volcano he d say please don t go to the volcano they were saving for a little hut he collected sea shells every day and every night he d share a cigarette but the ancient angry gods got in the way he d say leilani don t go to the volcano he would plead please don t go i ll miss you so oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh katoomba macumba oomgawa katoomba macumbah oomgawa katoomba macumbah oomgawa hey ho hey hey ho hey ah ah leilani coola boola ulladulla huacatay leilani never get a hut o terracotta tile oomgawa hey ho hey hey ho hey hey ho hey ah ah ah ah ah still the young man sits there on the beach he s staring misty eyed out into space he s thinking about his girlfriend the late deceased at least her death had purpose his life is a waste and his life is a waste please don t go i love you i love you i love you so whoa oh she to him was to be wed she chose a mountain god instead instead now listen leilani i can t stand this carrying on around better come on down from that mound you know that ain t no sacred ground listen please oh oh oh oh oh oh oh no she s gone gone gone gone 