He waiata mō ngā waka
Nō Ngāti Raukawa
Ka uia mai koe e ngā whenua,
Ki te whakahua whakapapa,
Māu e kī atu, "Wareware ko au, he tamariki
Wareware tonu au.
Tēnei anō te rangona ake nei,
Tainui, Te Arawa, Mātaatua,
Kurahaupo, Tokomaru,
Ngā waka ēnā o ō tūpuna
I hoea ai te moana nui e takoto nei.