Jon & Randy Bottles & Cans

J & R Incorporated - Jon Osorio & Randy Borden 1975 Music of Polynesia Producer - Jack De Mello Recorded in Hawaii Written by - Thomas Merrill and Richard Peck Left to right: Randy Borden, Jon Osorio When the photo was taken Randy was 22 and Jon was 23. Randy Kamuela Borden passed away at age 45 from cancer at his home in Seattle, Washington in 1997. Dr. Jonathan Kamakawiwo'ole Osorio is the Dean of the Hawai'inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Bottles and cans, Old pots and pans, Even a half jug of wine, Humpty back trunk, Unlimited junk, Today the Makawao dump is fine. He comes before daybreak in dim and misty haze, Browsing through moments of old yesterdays, From the good times and bad times, Old times and sad times, And sometimes in outlines, You'll hear Louie say, Bottles and cans, Old pots and pans, Even a half jug of wine, Humpty back trunk, Unlimited junk, Today the Makawao dump is fine. To those who are passing by, It's merely an end of castaway nothings, Too worthless to mend, But to Louie they are pleasured things, Valued and treasured things, All things with no strings, Just ask and he'll lend, Bottles and cans, Old pots and pans, Even a half jug of wine, Humpty back trunk, Unlimited junk, Today the Makawao dump is fine.