Fly away,

Fly back.

Māori birds,

Great birds.

He wakes at night,

This very clever bird.

With eyes so big,

The morepork is hooting away.

Here is a very tall bird,

Māori through and through.  

It has no feathers to fly away,

This bird we call the moa.

Fly away,

Fly back.

Māori birds,

Great birds. (X2)