It is a popular eisa song and is typically played at the end of Okinawan music festivals.
[1] In the 14th century, the Ryukyuans became a tributary state of China, causing extensive trade to occur between the Ryukyu Kingdom and the Ming dynasty.
[2] "Tōshin Dōi" was often performed when Chinese ships arrived in Okinawa to trade with locals.
The first verse remains the same across all versions, and describes the grandfather of a man from Wakasamachi village (若狭町村) named Shinafa (瀬名波).
[1] 唐船ドーイさんてーまん いっさん走えーならんしや（ユイヤネ） 若狭町村ね（サー）瀬名波ぬ爺（ハイヤ センスル ユイヤナー） Tōshin dōi santēman issanhāē naranshiya (yuiyana) Wakasamachimura nu (sā) Shinafa nu tanmē (haiya sensuru yuiyana) 唐船が来たぞと騒いでも 一目散に走らないのは（ユイヤネ） 若狭町村の（サー）瀬名波のおじいさん（ハイヤ センスル ユイヤナー） Even when they shout that a Chinese ship is coming, The grandfather of Shinafa in Wakasamachi village does not run off at full speed.