Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Yes, We Have No Bananas , by - Louis Prima. Song from the album Prima di Tutto, in the genre Release date: 15.07.2012
Record label: Universe
Song language: English
Yes, We Have No Bananas |
| There’s a fruit store on our street |
| It’s run by a Greek |
| And he keeps good things to eat |
| But you should hear him speak! |
| When you ask him anything, he never answers «no» |
| He just «yes"es you to death, and as he takes your dough |
| He tells you |
| «Yes, we have no bananas |
| We have-a no bananas today |
| We’ve string beans, and onions |
| Cabbageses, and scallions |
| And all sorts of fruit and say |
| We have an old fashioned to-mah-to |
| A Long Island po-tah-to |
| But yes, we have no bananas |
| We have no bananas today.» |
| Business got so good for him that he wrote home today |
| «Send me Pete and Nick and Jim; |
| I need help right away.» |
| When he got them in the store, there was fun, you bet |
| Someone asked for «sparrow grass» and then the whole quartet |
| All answered |
| «Yes, we have no bananas |
| We have-a no bananas today |
| Just try those coconuts |
| Those walnuts and doughnuts |
| There ain’t many nuts like they |
| We’ll sell you two kinds of red herring |
| Dark brown, and ball-bearing |
| But yes, we have no bananas |
| We have no bananas today.» |
| Yes, we are very sorry to inform you |
| That we are entirely out of the fruit in question |
| The afore-mentioned vegetable |
| Bearing the cognomen «Banana» |
| We might induce you to accept a substitute less desirable |
| But that is not the policy at this internationally famous green |
| Grocery |
| I should say not. |
| No no no no no no no |
| But may we suggest that you sample our five o’clock tea |
| Which we feel certain will tempt your pallet? |
| However we regret that after a diligent search |
| Of the premises |
| By our entire staff |
| We can positively affirm without fear of contradiction |
| That our raspberries are delicious; |
| really delicious |
| Very delicious |
| But we have no bananas today |
| Yes, we gotta no banana |
| No banana |
| We gotta no banana today |
| I sella you no banana |
| Hey, Marianna, you gotta no banana? |
| Why this man, he no believe-a what I say |
| Now whatta you want mister? |
| You wanna buy twelve for a quarter? |
| No? |
| well, just a oneofadozen? |
| I’m-a gonna calla my daughter |
| Hey, Marianna |
| You gotta piana |
| Yes, banana, no |
| No, yes, no bananas today |
| We gotta no bananas |
| Yes, we gotta no bananas today |