| Juanita Banana (original) | Juanita Banana (translation) |
|---|---|
| Dans un village de La Havane | In a village in Havana |
| Vivait la jolie Juanita | Lived pretty Juanita |
| Comme son p? | Like his p? |
| Re plantait des bananes | Replanted bananas |
| On l’appelait Juanita Banana | We called her Juanita Banana |
| Elle avait une voix magnifique | She had a beautiful voice |
| Et are? | And are? |
| Vait de chanter? | Will you sing? |
| L’op? | The op? |
| Ra Mais son p? | Ra But his p? |
| Re qui n’pigeait rien? | Who didn't get it? |
| La musique | The music |
| Disait «ma fille a une dr? | Said “my daughter has a dr? |
| le de voix» | the voice" |
| Ahhhh ah ah ah ah… | Ahhhh ah ah ah ah... |
| Juanita banana… | Juanita Banana… |
| Ahhhh ah ah ah ah… | Ahhhh ah ah ah ah... |
| Un jour elle partit en cachette | One day she went on the sly |
| Et prit le train pour Cuba | And took the train to Cuba |
| Deux mois apr? | Two months later |
| S elle? | If she? |
| Tait vedette | was a star |
| La grande diva de l’op? | The great diva of op? |
| Ra Quand on lui dit qu’avec une voix pareille | Ra When told that with such a voice |
| Sa fille gagnait des millions | His daughter was making millions |
| Le p? | The P? |
| Re courut au village | Ran back to the village |
| S’acheta une guitare d’occasion | Bought a used guitar |
| En criant «au diable les bananes | Shouting "to hell with the bananas |
| J’me lance aussi dans la chanson» | I'm also getting into the song" |
| Et alors | So what |
| Laaaa… La la la la… | Laaaa… La la la la… |
| Ahhhh ah ah ah ah… | Ahhhh ah ah ah ah... |
