Karaté [English translation]

[Verse 1]

What are you like on the tatami1, when you aren't hidden, when you have no friends

Your kimono is a pyjama 2, your kimono is a pyjama

Your kimono is a pyjama

Your kimono is a pyjama

Your kimono is a pyjama

Your kimono is a pyjama

What are you like on the tatami, when you aren't hidden, when you have no friends

Your kimono is a pyjama

Your kimono is a pyjama

Your kimono is a pyjama

Your kimono is a pyjama

[Chorus]

(What) Karate, karate, karate, karate (what?)

(What) Karate, karate, karate, karate

(What) Karate, karate, karate, karate (what?)

(What) Karate, karate, karate, karate

What

[Verse 2]

What are you like on the tatami, when you aren't hidden, when you have no friends

Your kimono is a pyjama, your kimono is a pyjama

Your kimono is a pyjama

Your kimono is a pyjama

Your kimono is a pyjama

Your kimono is a pyjama

What are you like on the tatami, when you aren't hidden, when you have no friends

Your kimono is a pyjama, your kimono is a pyjama

Your kimono is a pyjama

Your kimono is a pyjama

Your kimono is a pyjama

Your kimono is a pyjama

[Chorus]

(What) Karate, karate, karate, karate (what?)

(What) Karate, karate, karate, karate

(What) Karate, karate, karate, karate (what?)

(What) Karate, karate, karate, karate

(What) Karate, karate, karate, karate (what?)

(What) Karate, karate, karate, karate

(What) Karate, karate, karate, karate (what?)

(What) Karate, karate, karate, karate

[Bridge]

What are you like on the tatami, when you aren't hidden, when you have no friends

Your kimono is a pyjama, your kimono is a pyjama

What are you like on the tatami, when you aren't hidden, when you have no friends

Your kimono is a pyjama, your kimono is a pyjama

What are you like on the tatami, when you aren't hidden, when you have no friends

Your kimono is a pyjama, your kimono is a pyjama

What are you like on the tatami, when you aren't hidden, when you have no friends

Your kimono is a pyjama, your kimono is a pyjama

(What are you like?)

(What are you like?)

(What are you like?)

(What are you like?)

(What are you like?)

(What are you like?)

(What are you like?)

(What are you like?)

[Verse 3]

What are you like on the tatami, when you aren't hidden, when you have no friends

Your kimono is a pyjama, your kimono is a pyjama

Your kimono is a pyjama

Your kimono is a pyjama

Your kimono is a pyjama

Your kimono is a pyjama-a-a-a

[Chorus]

(What) Karate, karate, karate, karate (what?)

(What) Karate, karate, karate, karate

(What) Karate, karate, karate, karate

(What) Karate, karate, karate, karate (what?)

1. Tatami mats are used in various Japanese martial arts2. Most likely a sexual metaphor