Lyrics of Køb Bananer - Kim Larsen

Køb Bananer (original)

Køb bananer, køb bananer
Køb bananer her hos mig
Kom kun nærmer', kære frue
De bli’r sgu ikke snydt af mig
Køb bananer, køb bananer
Køb bananer her hos mig
Kom kun nærmer', kære frue
De bli’r sgu ikke snydt af mig
Sådan sagde onkel Stage
Når han stod ved sit bananskib
Midt på Strøget, pæn i tøjet
Og lille mig stod vagt på det nærmeste hjørne
Onkel Stage sagde tit til mig
Det skal ikke gå dig ligesom mig
Du ska' lære noget, du ska' bli' til noget
Åh, ja-ja
Men da Stage til sidst blev syg
Af for meget tutti-frutti og for meget fy-fy
Var det sgu mig, der måtte ud og lave kassen
Jeg stod og råbte
Køb bananer, køb bananer
Køb bananer her hos mig
Kom kun nærmer', kære frue
De bli’r sgu ikke snydt af mig
Sådan sagde jeg, ja, det gjorde jeg
Når jeg stod ved mit bananskib
Midt på Strøget, pæn i tøjet
Og drengen han stod vagt på det nærmeste hjørne
Da drengen han var lille, da sagde han tit
Ah daddy, jeg ska' drive det vidt
Jeg vil lære noget, jeg vil bli' til noget
Åh, ja-ja
Jeg vil ikke-nikke ende som dig
Og stå her på gaden som et andet kvaj
Du ka' tro nej, det' ikke mig, åh nej-nej
Men i skolen der gik det skidt
Han ku' ikke sidde stille og lærte for lidt
Han havde kviksølv i numsen som sin daddy, og salig onkel Stage
Nu står han og råber
Køb bananer, køb bananer
Køb bananer her hos mig
Kom kun nærmer', kære frue
De bli’r sgu ikke snydt af mig
Sådan cirka siger pojken
Når han står ved sit bananskib
Midt på Strøget, pæn i tøjet
Og daddy han står vagt på det nærmeste hjørne
Køb bananer, kære frue, her hos mig

(translation)

Buy bananas, buy bananas
Buy bananas here from me
Come only nearer', dear lady
They won't be cheated by me
Buy bananas, buy bananas
Buy bananas here from me
Come only nearer', dear lady
They won't be cheated by me
That's what Uncle Stage said
When he stood by his banana ship
In the middle of the Strøget, nicely dressed
And little me stood guard on the nearest corner
Uncle Stage often said to me
It won't go well for you like me
You will learn something, you will become something
Oh, yes-yes
But when Stage eventually fell ill
Of too much tutti-frutti and too much phy-phy
Was it me who had to go out and make the box?
I stood and shouted
Buy bananas, buy bananas
Buy bananas here from me
Come only nearer', dear lady
They won't be cheated by me
That's what I said, yes I did
When I stood by my banana ship
In the middle of the Strøget, nicely dressed
And boy he stood guard on the nearest corner
When the boy was little, he often said
Ah daddy, I'll push it far
I want to learn something, I want to become something
Oh, yes-yes
I don't want to end up like you
And stand here on the street like a different quay
You can't believe no, it's not me, oh no-no
But in the school there things went badly
He could not sit still and learned too little
He had mercury in his butt like his daddy, and blessed uncle Stage
Now he stands and shouts
Buy bananas, buy bananas
Buy bananas here from me
Come only nearer', dear lady
They won't be cheated by me
That's roughly what the boy says
When he stands by his banana ship
In the middle of the Strøget, nicely dressed
And daddy he stands guard on the nearest corner
Buy bananas, dear lady, here from me