| Riley the cop would always stop
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| On the corner at Tony’s stand
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| He’d help himself to anything
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| On which he could lay his hand
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| Riley did this quite often;
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| Plenty of fruit he would soften
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| 'Til Tony got sore
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| And inwardly swore
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| Then he began to shout:
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| «Hey! |
| Please no squeeza da banana!
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| Because when-a you do dat
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| Den-a you make her flat
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| Hey! |
| Please no squeeza da banana
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| 'Cause!
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| When you squeeza da plum
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| You put-a him on the bum
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| You touch-a dis, you touch-a dat
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| You touch-a everyt’ing —
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| You push-a dis, you push-a dat
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| You never buy notting!
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| So please no squeeza da banana!
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| If you squeeza, Officer, please
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| Squeeza da coconut!
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| Hey, please no squeeza da banana
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| 'Cause!
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| When you squeeza da grape
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| You put-a him outta shape!
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| You squeeza dis, you squeeza dat;
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| Why don’t you squeeza citroul?
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| Oh, please no squeeza da banana!
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| If you squeeza, Officer, please
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| Squeeza da coconut!
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| Hey, please no squeeza da banana
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| 'Cause!
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| When-a you make-a da reach
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| You break him uppa da peach!
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| You push-a dis, you push-a dat
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| You muss 'em uppa da stand
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| You take-a dis, you take-a dat
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| Someday I break-a you hand!
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| So please no squeeza da banana
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| If you squeeza, Officer, please
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| Squeeza da coconut!
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| Hey, please no squeeza da banana
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| 'Cause!
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| When you squeeza da pear
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| You act-a like a square
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| You touch-a dis, you touch-a dat
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| You flatten out-a da fig
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| You squeeza dis, you eat-a dat
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| You act-a like a pig!
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| So please no squeeza da banana!
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| If you squeeza, Officer, please
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| Squeeza da coconut!
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| Hey! |
| Squeeza da watermelon, hey
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| But please no squeeza da banana!" |