E ʻaʻama, ʻaʻama, he mea ʻai ʻono ʻoe
Kou ʻaʻahu ʻeleʻele, e like me ka pō
He ʻono 'licious ʻoe, as we all know
He ʻono 'licious ʻoe, no one can deny

E ʻaʻama, ʻaʻama, he mea ʻai ʻono ʻoe
Makaʻu au iā ʻoe, no kou ʻano
Kou kua i kaika, me kou pinchers, e hopu ai
He ʻono 'licious ‘oe, no one can deny

Hui:
E holo, e holo, e holo aku ʻoe
E holo, e holo, i ʻō a i ʻaneʻi
E hopu ana au, iā ʻoe, e ʻaʻama
He ʻono 'licious ʻoe, I can’t let you escape

E ʻaʻama, ʻaʻama, he mea ʻai ʻono ʻoe
Aloha for now, a hui hou kāua
Manaʻo au iā ʻoe, mmmmmm
He ʻono ’licious ʻoe, I know, I know

O black crab, you are delicious food
Your black shell like the dark night
You are delicious,
You are delicious

O black crab, you are delicious food
I am afraid and entranced by you
Your powerful pinchers can grasp,
You are delicious

Chorus:
Run, run, you must run away
Run, run, here and there
I will catch you, black crab
You are delicious

O black crab, you are delicious food
Goodbye for now, we will meet again
I intend to eat you
You are delicious