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, Mataatua, Kurahaupō, Tokomaru,
Ngā waka tēnā o ō tūpuna
I hoea ai te moana nui e takoto nei."