Lava
Song (KDM 175) Di Ashton (James Ford Murphy, Kuana Torres Kahele, and Nāpua Greig) 2015
OPENER
Sides
A
long, long… time ago, there was… a volcano
Living…
all alone in the middle of the sea
(4 Ladies Chain) He sat high above
his bay
(Chain her Back) Watching all the
couples play
(Promenade) Wishing… oh, that he had
someone, too
FIGURE
Heads Promenade Halfway around
Walk in and Square Thru
4 hands round
4 hands around, a Right
and Left Thru, Veer Left, Couples Circulate
Chain down the Line, Square
Thru 3 hands round
Swing your corner, and Promenade
* He sang his
song of hope for years, and years
* But living in the sea below, was another volcano
* But little… did he know, she was listening to his
song
* Both together now, oh… their lava grew and grew
MIDDLE BREAK
Sides
I have a dream, I
hope will come true
That you’re here
with me, and I’m here with you
(4 Ladies Chain) I Wish that the
Earth…
(Chain them Back) And the sky up above
(Promenade) Will send me someone to
lava
CLOSER
Sides
I have a dream, I
hope will come true
That
you’ll grow old with me, and I’ll grow old with you
(4 Ladies Chain) We thank the Earth…
(Chain them Back) And
the sky we thank too
(Promenade) For giving us someone to
lava
TAG
And I lava you
ORIGINAL LYRICS
A long, long time ago, there was a volcano
Living all alone in the middle of the sea
He sat high above his bay watching all the couples play
And wishing that he had someone too
And from his lava came this song of hope that he sang
Out loud every day for years and years
I have a dream I hope will come true
That you're here with me and I'm here with you
I wish that the earth, sea, and the sky up above-a
Will send me someone to lava
Years of singing all alone turned his lava
into stone
Until he was on the brink of extinction
But little did he know that living in the sea below
Another volcano was listening to his song
Every day she heard his tune, her lava grew and grew
Because she believed his song was meant for her
Now she was so ready to meet him above the sea
As he sang his song of hope for the last time
I have a dream I hope will come true
That you're here with me and I'm here with you
I wish that the earth, sea, and the sky up above-a
Will send me someone to lava
Rising from the sea below stood a lovely
volcano
Looking all around but she could not see him
He tried to sing to let her know that she was not there alone
But with no lava, his song was all gone
He filled the sea with his tears and watched his dreams disappear
As she remembered what his song meant to her
I have a dream I hope will come true
That you're here with me and I'm here with you
I wish that the earth, sea, and the sky up above-a
Will send me someone to lava
Oh, they were so happy to finally meet
above the sea
All together now, their lava grew and grew
No longer are they all alone with aloha as their new home
And when you visit them, this is what they sing
I have a dream I hope will come true
That you'll grow old with me, and I'll grow old with
you
We thank the earth, sea, and the sky we thank too
I lava you
I lava you
I lava you