♪♪♪ male announcer: From beautiful Solana Beach, this is San Diego's musical showcase: Live at the Belly Up.

In tonight's episode, Grammy nominated singer songwriter, producer and musician Henry Kapono brings Hawaii's music scene to Solana Beach with island classics, originals, and more.

♪♪♪ ♪ The road goes far away from home, ♪ ♪ and I get lonely missing you only.

♪ ♪ When I’m away and it’s a sunny day, ♪ ♪ it’s not quite the same as the ocean blue.

♪ ♪ At home in the islands.

♪ ♪ Home in the Islands.

♪ ♪ Everybody, home ♪ ♪ in the middle of the sea.

♪ ♪ I’m a happy man in an island band, ♪ ♪ living the life of a gypsy musician.

♪ ♪ And it’s hard on my head when the lady of my heart ♪ ♪ is miles and miles and miles away.

♪ ♪ At home in the islands.

♪ ♪ Home in the islands.

♪ ♪ Home in the middle of the sea.

♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ At home in the islands.

♪ ♪ Home in the islands.

♪ ♪ Home ♪ ♪ in the middle of the sea.

♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ There’s no other place that I’d rather be ♪ ♪ than home in the islands in the middle of the sea, ♪ ♪ keeping real close to my family and friends, ♪ ♪ taking it easy in the tropical breezes.

♪ ♪ At home in the islands.

♪ ♪ Home in the islands.

♪ ♪ Home in the islands.

♪ ♪ Home in the islands.

Home in the islands.

♪ ♪ Home in the islands.

Home in the islands.

♪ ♪ Home in the islands.

Home in the islands.

♪ ♪ Home in the islands.

Home in the islands.

♪ ♪ Home in the islands.

Home in the islands.

♪ ♪ Home in the islands.

Home in the islands.

♪ ♪ Home in the islands.

Home in the islands.

♪ ♪ Home in the islands.

Home in the islands.

♪ ♪ Home in the islands.

Home in the islands.

♪ ♪ Home.

♪ ♪ Home.

♪ ♪ Oh, you know where it is.

♪ ♪ In the middle of the sea.

♪ ♪♪♪ Henry Kapono: Oh yeah thank you.

Henry: I've been through a lot of bands that we formed.

I started off with--as a duet Cecilio and Kapono.

And then we broke off and then I started doing my own thing.

Took a little--took a while to build back, but, you know, it was worth it.

You know, so, and I've gone--I've had a lot of musicians.

I think Lopaco my percussion player has been with me the longest, yeah.

♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ It's so nice to see familiar faces out in the crowd.

♪ ♪ It's so nice to see friends of mine enjoying themselves.

♪ ♪ And everybody get happy 'cause we can work it out.

♪ ♪ Everybody, we are friends, friends, friends.

♪ ♪ We are friends, friends, friends.

♪ ♪ And I remember when I was down and out you came.

♪ ♪ And I remember when you said friend, hey, what's your name.

♪ ♪ Getting off on each other we can work it out.

♪ ♪ We are friends, friends, friends.

♪ ♪ We are friends, friends, friends.

♪ ♪ The feelings are getting strong ♪ ♪ and you feel like you belong ♪ ♪ The closeness you can feel, the smiles that are real.

♪ ♪ We are friends.

♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ If you feel like singing with me, sing out loud.

♪ ♪ It would make you feel good just to sing right out ♪ ♪ and be a part of it all 'cause we can work it out--everybody ♪ ♪ We are friends, friends, friends.

♪ ♪ We are friends, friends, friends.

♪ ♪ We are friends, everybody's friends.

♪ ♪ Friends, friends.

♪ ♪ We are friends, woah, woah, friends, friends.

♪ ♪ We are friends, friends, ♪ ♪ friends.

♪ Henry: Thank you very much friends.

Henry: My musical influences: a lot.

You know, James Taylor, Crosby Stills, Nash, and Young, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, you know, all the good guys, but--and at home, there was this guy called Kui Lee who wrote Tiny--no he didn't write --, but he wrote "I'll Remember You" for Don Ho.

And he was one of my inspirations locally.

♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ People here and all over the world, ♪ ♪ men, women, boys and pretty girls.

♪ ♪ Gather 'round by the seaside, ♪ ♪ beach party tropic style.

♪ ♪ Diamond Head and palm trees, yeah ♪ ♪ surf riders on the sea.

♪ ♪ Aw, this is the place to be.

♪ ♪ Yeah, this is the place to be.

♪ ♪ On the beach at Waikiki, that's where you'll find me.

♪ ♪ Here on the southside, Beach Boys paradise.

♪ ♪ Everybody, duke's on Sunday.

♪ ♪ Duke's on Sunday.

♪ ♪ Duke's on Sunday.

♪ ♪ Duke's on Sunday.

♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Music playing happy songs, and everybody's getting along, ♪ ♪ dancing in the sunshine, grooving in a good vibe.

♪ ♪ Good times will set your free.

Oh yeah.

♪ ♪ Oh this is the place to be.

♪ ♪ Right guys?

♪ ♪ On the beach at Waikiki, that's where you'll find me.

♪ ♪ Here on the southside, Beach Boys paradise.

♪ ♪ Duke's on Sunday.

♪ ♪ Duke's on Sunday.

♪ ♪ Down in front underneath the sun, just you and me, ♪ ♪ just you and me, just you and me.

♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ All right here we go.

♪ ♪ Feelin' good and feelin' right, ♪ ♪ you know that sunset is gonna be out of sight.

♪ ♪ Another beautiful Hawaiian day, oh yeah ♪ ♪ every little thing's gonna be okay.

♪ ♪ Let's get together and do this again.

♪ ♪ Maybe I'll see you here next week my friends.

♪ ♪ On the beach at Waikiki, that's where you'll find me.

♪ ♪ Here on the southside, Beach Boys paradise.

♪ ♪ Everybody, Duke's on Sunday.

♪ ♪ Duke's on Sunday.

Duke's on Sunday.

♪ ♪ Duke's on Sunday.

♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ Henry: All right, now you folks have all been there.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Mother, Mother Ocean ♪ ♪ I have heard you call.

♪ ♪ I wanted to sail upon your waters ♪ ♪ since I was just three feet tall.

♪ ♪ You've seen it all, you've seen it all.

♪ ♪ Watched the men who rode you, switch from sail to steam.

♪ ♪ And in your belly, the hold the treasures ♪ ♪ few have ever seen ♪ ♪ Most of 'em dream, most of 'em dream.

♪ ♪ Yes, I am a pirate, two hundred years too late.

♪ ♪ The cannons don't thunder, there's nothin' to plunder.

♪ ♪ I'm an over-forty victim of fate arriving too late, ♪ ♪ arriving too late.

♪ ♪ I've done a bit of smugglin', ♪ ♪ and I've run my share of grass.

♪ ♪ I made enough money to buy Miami, ♪ ♪ but I pissed it away so fast.

♪ ♪ Never meant to last, never meant to last.

♪ ♪ And I have been drunk now for over two weeks, ♪ ♪ I passed out and I rallied and I sprung a few leaks.

♪ ♪ But I got to stop wishin', got to go fishin' ♪ ♪ down to rock bottom again.

♪ ♪ Just a few friends, just a few friends.

♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ And I go for younger women, lived with several a while.

♪ ♪ Though I ran 'em away, they'd come back one day.

♪ ♪ Still couldn't manage to smile.

♪ ♪ Just takes a while, just takes a while.

♪ ♪ Mother, mother ocean, after all the years I've found ♪ ♪ my occupational hazard being ♪ ♪ my occupation's just not around.

♪ ♪ I feel like I've drowned, gonna head uptown.

♪ ♪ I feel like I've drowned, gonna head uptown.

♪ Henry: So, I wrote a verse from my-- our friend Jimmy.

♪ Jimmy, Jimmy, our friend, you're our number one.

♪ ♪ Paradise in Paris, coconut bikinis, cheeseburgers, ♪ ♪ margaritas, and rum.

♪ ♪ And we had fun, you son of a gun.

♪ ♪ Yes we had fun.

♪ Henry: Thanks for the fun, Jimmy.

♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ Henry: Yeah, fun guy.

He's a fun guy.

♪♪♪ ♪ It's crazy.

♪ ♪ It's crazy.

♪ ♪ Loving you just makes me cry, I'm sorry.

♪ ♪ I wanna be that perfect guy, I'm trying.

♪ ♪ Forever till the day I die I'll love you.

♪ ♪ All my friends are saying that they would like to have ♪ ♪ someone like you, oh yeah.

♪ ♪ They said don't take things for granted.

♪ ♪ You'll turn around and find your girl with someone ♪ ♪ you don't know.

♪ ♪ And they say that can happen.

♪ ♪ That he'll come knocking on your door, ♪ ♪ breaking you down more and more.

♪ ♪ Leaving you lying on the floor.

♪ ♪ It's crazy.

♪ ♪ Loving you just makes me cry, I'm sorry.

♪ ♪ I wanna be that perfect guy, I'm trying.

♪ ♪ Forever till the day I die, I'll love you.

♪ ♪ My mind keeps on playing ♪ ♪ tricky games that keep me shaking ♪ ♪ in my shoes, oh yeah.

♪ ♪ And everyday I'm praying, please be kind ♪ ♪ and let me be the one she knew, oh please.

♪ ♪ And they say it can happen, ♪ ♪ he'll come knocking on your door ♪ ♪ breaking you down more and more, ♪ ♪ leaving you lying on the floor.

♪ ♪ It's crazy.

♪ ♪ Loving you just makes me cry, I'm sorry.

♪ ♪ I wanna be that perfect guy, I'm trying.

♪ ♪ Forever till the day I die I'll love you.

♪ ♪ Oh, it's crazy.

♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ And they say it can happen, ♪ ♪ he'll come knocking on your door ♪ ♪ breaking you down more and more, ♪ ♪ leaving you lying on the floor.

♪ ♪ It's crazy, crazy, crazy.

♪ ♪ Loving you just makes me cry, I'm sorry, sorry, sorry.

♪ ♪ I wanna be that perfect guy, I'm trying, trying, trying.

♪ ♪ Forever till the day I die I'll love you.

♪ ♪ You know it's crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy.

♪ ♪ And I'm sorry, I'm sorry baby, I'm sorry.

♪ ♪ And I'm trying, I'm trying, oh I'm trying.

♪ ♪ Oh, you know I love you.

♪ ♪ Oh, you know I love you.

♪ ♪ Oh, you know I love you.

♪ ♪ It's crazy.

♪ Henry: This is a song called Beautiful Day.

♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ The sun is out, the sky is blue.

♪ ♪ I'm driving down the road with the radio on, ♪ ♪ I'm here with you.

♪ ♪ Getting away from the bustling crowd.

♪ ♪ Out in the country where the country is country ♪ ♪ and pride is loud.

♪ ♪ Hey, hey, hey, ♪ ♪ it's a beautiful day.

♪ ♪ Yesterday’s gone, tomorrow will come.

♪ ♪ Today is our day girl, come on, ♪ ♪ let’s have some fun.

♪ ♪ High on love, I’m high on you.

♪ ♪ When we’re together, everything’s better, ♪ ♪ everything’s good.

♪ ♪ Hey, hey, hey, ♪ ♪ it’s a beautiful day.

♪ ♪ Come on.

♪ ♪ Hey baby, I’m in love with you.

♪ ♪ Hey baby, you know it’s true.

♪ ♪ Come on, baby, you know you know I do.

♪ ♪ Hey baby, come on, come on.

♪ ♪ I’m gonna rock you all night long.

♪ ♪ Hey baby, come on, come on, come on.

♪ ♪ Hey, hey, hey.

♪ ♪ It’s a beautiful day.

♪ ♪ It’s a beautiful day.

♪ ♪ The sun is out.

♪ ♪ The sky is blue.

♪ ♪ I’m here with you.

♪ ♪ It’s a beautiful day.

♪ ♪ It’s a beautiful day.

♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Gotta get away for a while to ease my head.

♪ ♪ Everybody knows that's the way to do it.

♪ ♪ Everybody, gotta get away for a while to ease my head.

♪ ♪ Everybody knows that's the way to do it.

♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Take it to the highway and leave your cares behind.

♪ ♪ Going to the country, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

♪ ♪ Sleeping in the still of the night and wake to another day ♪ ♪ out in the country.

♪ ♪ Gotta get away for a while to ease my head.

♪ ♪ Everybody knows that's the way to do it.

♪ ♪ Gotta get away for a while to ease my head.

♪ ♪ Everybody knows that's the way to do it.

♪ ♪ I guess you can say I'm getting away from the lights, ♪ ♪ away from the noise ♪ ♪ and buildings that darken the skies.

♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Something 'bout the country style ♪ ♪ that puts you in a trance.

♪ ♪ That's country living.

♪ ♪ Someday I hope to have some land ♪ ♪ and raise a family out in the country.

♪ ♪ Everybody, gotta get away for a while to ease my head.

♪ ♪ Everybody knows that's the way to do it.

♪ ♪ Gotta get away for a while to ease my head.

♪ ♪ Everybody knows that's the way to do it.

♪ ♪ Gotta get away for a while to ease my head.

♪ ♪ Everybody knows that's the way to do it.

♪ ♪ Gotta get away for a while to ease my head.

♪ ♪ Everybody knows that's the way to do it.

♪ ♪ Gotta get away for a while to ease my head.

♪ ♪ Everybody knows that's the way to do it.

♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Tropical heat, sunshining blue skys, ♪ ♪ trade winds that whisper a sweet melody.

♪ ♪ Tropical heat, white sandy beaches, ♪ ♪ coconut palm trees swayin’ in the breeze.

♪ ♪ Island boy.

♪ ♪ I got me a pretty place.

♪ ♪ Island boy.

♪ ♪ I got me a paradise.

♪ ♪ Island boy, island boy.

♪ ♪ Tropical heat, romantic sunsets, ♪ ♪ pretty hula maidens dancin’ in the moonlight.

♪ ♪ Tropical heat.

♪ ♪ People they come and go.

♪ ♪ Me I like it here where it’s slow.

♪ ♪ 'Cause this is the place I love.

♪ ♪ Island boy.

♪ ♪ I got me a pretty place.

♪ ♪ Island boy.

♪ ♪ I got me a paradise.

♪ ♪ Island boy, island boy.

♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Tropical heat, Pacific Ocean.

♪ ♪ You know I love that motion.

♪ ♪ This is the place I love.

♪ ♪ Island boy.

♪ ♪ I got me a pretty place.

♪ ♪ Island boy.

♪ ♪ I got me a paradise.

♪ ♪ Island boy, island boy.

♪ ♪ Island boy.

♪ ♪ I got me a pretty place.

♪ ♪ Island boy.

♪ ♪ I got me a paradise, I got me a paradise, ♪ ♪ I got me a paradise.

♪ ♪ Island boy, island boy.

♪ ♪ I got me a pretty place.

I got me a pretty place.

♪ ♪ I got me a pretty place.

♪ ♪ Island boy, island boy.

♪ ♪ I got me a paradise.

Yeah.

♪ Henry: Thank you, thank you very much.

Henry: Little Grass Shack, it's a little different.

I wrote that during 2020.

Takes a little kazoo.

I can tell you the story.

When I wrote it, my--I told my wife I was gonna use a kazoo for the instrumental and she said, "No, no, no, not a kazoo, a trumpet or a saxophone."

So, I recorded it anyway with the kazoo.

And when I played it back for her, she went, "Oh that sounds pretty good."

So, it's a fun song.

♪♪♪ ♪ Take me back to my little grass shack.

♪ ♪ On the beach where the palm trees sway.

♪ ♪ And the trade winds blow on a sunny day.

♪ ♪ Take me back to my little grass shack.

♪ ♪ Take me back to my little grass shack.

♪ ♪ This crazy world is burning me down.

♪ ♪ Gotta get out of dodge.

♪ ♪ Gotta get out of town.

♪ ♪ Take me back to my little grass shack.

♪ ♪ Get out in the sunshine.

Oooh, ooh.

♪ ♪ Jump into that cool blue ocean Oooh, ooh, ooh.

♪ ♪ Drive out to the North shore.

Ah, ah.

♪ ♪ Get away for awhile.

♪ Henry: All right, here goes.

One, two, three.

♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Take me back, Take me back ♪ ♪ To my little grass shack.

♪ ♪ On the beach, Take me back ♪ ♪ Where the palm trees sway.

♪ ♪ And the trade winds blow, Take me back ♪ ♪ On a sunny day.

♪ ♪ Take me back, Take me back ♪ ♪ To my little grass shack.

♪ ♪ Take me back, Take me back ♪ ♪ Take me back, Take me back ♪ ♪ Take me back, Take me back ♪ ♪ Take me back, Take me back ♪ ♪ Take me back, Take me back ♪ ♪ To my little grass shack.

♪ ♪♪♪ Henry: Oh thank you.

Thank you ladies.

I was thinking about, you know, while we were all locked up, I was thinking about going back to Duke's on Sunday and get on the beach, have a party with everybody.

So, I started thinking about it, dreaming about it, and I wrote this song called "Sunshine Revival."

♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Every Sunday afternoon, I get in my wild Hawaiian, ♪ ♪ grab my guitar and head down to the beach.

♪ ♪ 'Cause there’s a party going on ♪ ♪ and it keeps getting stronger.

♪ ♪ It’s a good time release.

♪ ♪ At the Sunshine Revival, it’s a good time religion.

♪ ♪ Everybody’s having a good time on a Sunday afternoon.

♪ ♪ Well, I play my guitar with the boys in the band.

♪ ♪ Sing my songs till the sun goes down, down, down.

♪ ♪ Everybody’s having fun, everybody’s feeling good.

♪ ♪ Feeling good is a beautiful sound.

♪ ♪ At the Sunshine Revival, it’s a good time religion.

♪ ♪ Everybody’s having a good time on a Sunday afternoon.

♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Well if you’re feeling down and out ♪ ♪ and you don’t know what to do, ♪ ♪ come and join us down on the beach ♪ ♪ 'cause there’s a party going on ♪ ♪ and it keeps getting stronger.

♪ ♪ It’s a good, good, good time release.

♪ ♪ At the Sunshine Revival, it’s a good time religion.

♪ ♪ Everybody’s having a good time on a Sunday afternoon.

♪ ♪ At the Sunshine Revival, it’s a good time religion.

♪ ♪ Everybody’s having a good time on a Sunday afternoon, ♪ ♪ on a Sunday afternoon, on a Sunday afternoon.

♪ ♪♪♪ Henry: Oh yeah, Sunshine Revival.

Henry: I want people to always go home feeling good, feeling good about where they've been, who they are, what they do, and just kind of let--take all that stuff that they came in with and take it away from them and fill them up with some happy feelings, good feelings, yeah.

♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ I'm walking on sunshine, talking to the blue sky, ♪ ♪ holding on to heaven, looking in the eyes of love.

♪ ♪ Girl you got me longing, longing for your sweet love.

♪ ♪ I just can't get enough.

I want it all the time.

♪ ♪ Sweetheart of mine ♪ ♪ living and dreaming the sweet life.

♪ ♪ My life's been like a hurricane, ♪ ♪ I lost everything but my name.

♪ ♪ And then you came and made my day, ♪ ♪ turned my life around.

♪ ♪ Sweetheart of mine ♪ ♪ living and dreaming the sweet life.

♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Sweetheart of mine ♪ ♪ living and dreaming the sweet life.

♪ ♪ Good times, they come and go, ♪ ♪ but everyday you let me know ♪ ♪ keep walking on sunshine ♪ ♪ and keep loving me all the time.

♪ ♪ Sweetheart of mine ♪ ♪ living and dreaming the sweet life.

♪ ♪ Sweetheart of mine ♪ ♪ living and dreaming the sweet life, ♪ ♪ sweet life, sweet life.

♪ ♪ Living and dreaming the ♪ ♪ sweet life.

♪ Henry: Oh, sweet life.

Thank you.

Sweet note in there.

Thank you so much.

You know, I got a friend that lives on the--on this island.

Lives right on the street--up the street.

We become very good friends for a few years now.

He fell in love with the music and so, I'd like to bring him out right now.

He's played for the Padres for about four years and then he started coaching.

He went up to San Francisco.

And so, I got into private school playing baseball, so it was real interesting talking to him about baseball.

So, I'd like to bring him up, my dear friend Tim Flannery.

Tim Flannery: Thank you very much.

You know the Padres just took one on the chin, right?

So, they're playing for everything tomorrow.

I think Henry needs to get in the uniform.

[audience cheering] [audience cheering] Tim: Thank you very much.

I played two years in Hawaii.

That was the Padres AAA team.

So, I fell in love with these guys and I was stalking them then, but just now he finally knows me well enough to actually say he's stalking me.

And I looked at the guy back there ran and I go, "All right, I've got past that point where he cares.

Now he's gonna let me have it."

♪♪♪ ♪ Have you ever slept underneath the stars ♪ ♪ with the sunrise in the East ♪ ♪ and the pretty ladies getting it together ♪ ♪ getting ready for the Sunday feast?

♪ ♪ Gonna be Sunday party in the country ♪ ♪ and it can be a lifetime party, you and me.

♪ ♪ Gonna be Sunday party in the country ♪ ♪ and it can be a lifetime party, you and me.

♪ ♪ The guitars are playing, the music man's saying ♪ ♪ "Won't you keep us company?

♪ ♪ You are very welcome, won't you come along?

♪ ♪ There'll be room for you and me."

♪ ♪ To our Sunday party in the country.

♪ ♪ And it can be a lifetime party, you and me.

♪ ♪ Gonna be Sunday in the country ♪ ♪ and it can be a lifetime party, you and me.

♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ People ready for the singing.

♪ ♪ The music man is calling you.

♪ ♪ And the magic that he's bringing ♪ ♪ seems to help to make it through.

♪ ♪ To our Sunday party in the country ♪ ♪ and it can be a lifetime party, you and me.

♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ We will drink from the bottle.

♪ ♪ Won't go by the shop.

♪ ♪ We're not going anywhere.

♪ ♪ Everybody's going to the Sunday party, ♪ ♪ but all your friends will all be there ♪ ♪ The guitars are playing, the music man's saying, ♪ ♪ "Won't you keep me company?

♪ ♪ You are very welcome, won't you come along?

♪ ♪ There'll be room for you and me."

♪ ♪ At our Sunday party in the country ♪ ♪ and it can be a lifetime party, you and me.

♪ ♪ Gonna be a Sunday party in the country ♪ ♪ and it can be a lifetime party, you and me.

♪ ♪ It can be a lifetime party, you and me.

♪ ♪ It can be a lifetime party, you and me.

♪ ♪ It can be a life, ♪ ♪ you and me.

♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ Tim: Henry Kapono and this world class band everybody.

Henry: But yeah, but Tim Flannery.

Thank you for the shirt.

I'll wear it proudly.

Henry: Sailing is a song that I wrote for my dad.

That's one of my favorite songs because I always feel like he's with me when I'm singing a song.

So, yeah, that's what some music can do is as a songwriter, you know, when you write something you know where you were and, you know, even when people listen to it, you know where you were, but it just takes you back to that place and most of my shows, I take people back to where, you know, the good times.

So, it's fun.

Henry: When I was a little kid, my dad was smoking a cigarette, so I asked him, "Dad, why are you smoking a cigarette?"

He goes, "Well son, I smoke a cigarette for company."

But that went over my head.

And a few years later, I went sailing with some friends.

I always wanted to write a song for my dad because he taught me so much.

I kept watching the captain of the ship and how conscientious he was about everybody being safe and he knew everything about the weather, everything about the ocean.

And I just kept watching him and just thinking about my dad.

My dad never sailed in his life.

I never called him Jackson because that was the captain of this ship.

He was a great captain.

Thanks Dad.

♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ He was captain of a small ship ♪ ♪ and he called her the queen.

♪ ♪ Jackson was an old man, ♪ ♪ the skipper of the sea.

♪ ♪ And he dreams about one day ♪ ♪ an island he'll find ♪ ♪ out lost in the ocean, ♪ ♪ just passing in time.

♪ ♪ And he'd rather be sailin', ♪ ♪ sailin' away.

♪ ♪ And he'd rather be sailin', ♪ ♪ sailin' away.

♪ ♪ And he'd rather be sailin'.

♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ And he's been to places ♪ ♪ and he knows them quite well.

♪ ♪ But those are just traces ♪ ♪ of stories to tell.

♪ ♪ And he loves his lady ♪ ♪ and his whiskey is sweet, ♪ ♪ but sailin's his first love, ♪ ♪ it keeps his soul free.

♪ ♪ And he'd rather be sailin', ♪ ♪ sailin' away.

♪ ♪ And he'd rather be sailin', ♪ ♪ sailin' away.

♪ ♪ And he'd rather be sailin'.

♪ ♪♪♪ Henry: I always feel like I’m with my dad when I sing this song.

♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ And he goes where the wind blows ♪ ♪ and he flows with the tide.

♪ ♪ He's just going nowhere, ♪ ♪ just going for the ride ♪ ♪ with a cigarette for company ♪ ♪ and a shot for good times.

♪ ♪ And a sunset to follow, ♪ ♪ into the night.

♪ ♪ And he'd rather be sailin', ♪ ♪ sailin' away.

♪ ♪ And he'd rather be sailin', yes he would ♪ ♪ sailin' away.

♪ ♪ And he'd rather be ♪ ♪ sailin' away.

♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ Henry: Thank you so much everybody.

I love you guys.

See you guys next time, aloha.

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