[Verse 1]
Hawaii's own true sons
Regard your king
Your royal ali'i
Your ali'i

[Chorus]
O royal elder
O Kamehameha
We all shall defend in war
With the Spear

[Verse 2]
Hawaii's own true sons
Regard the ali'i
Of kindred race are we
Younger sibling

[Verse 3]
Hawaii's own true sons
O people of this our land
Of your greatest duty
Guide in the right