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 "yesses" you to death

And as he takes your dough he tells you

Yes! We have no bananas

We have no bananas today

We've string beans and HON-ions, cab-BAH-ges and scallions

And all kinds of fruit and say

We have an old fashioned to-MAH-to

Long Island po-TAH-to

But yes! We have no bananas

We have no bananas today

Bus'ness got so good with him, he wrote home to say

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 "Sparrowgrass", and the whole quartelle all answered

Yes! We have no bananas, we have no bananas today

Our eggs are delicious

But they act suspicious

They look like they passed away

And if you try some of our spin-ISH

We'll tell you your finish

But, YES! We have no bananas, we have no bananas today

YES! We have no bananas; we have no bananas today

We'll sell you some Swiss cheese

When you open up this cheese

It gets up and walks away

We got those IM-ported STRUM-berries

From fine cemeteries

But, YES! We have no bananas, we have no bananas today

YES! We have no bananas, we have no bananas today

We just killed a pony

So try our bologny

It's flavored with oats and hay

We have those New Hamp-SHY-re squashes

They taste like go-LAH-shes

But, YES! we have no bananas, we have no bananas today

YES! We have no bananas, we have no bananas today

Our famous cucumbers

Were tested by plum-BERS

And they cannot leak they say

We have some nice vege-TAY-bles

Just look at the labels

But, YES! We have no bananas, we have no bananas

We have no bananas today

YES! We have no bananas, we have no bananas today

We have aspar-AY-gus

That's good for lum-BAY-gus

And grapefruit that's turning gray

And you can take home, for the WIM-mens

Nice juicy per-SIM-mons

But, YES! We have no bananas, we have no bananas today

YES! We have no bananas, we have no bananas today

Just try those co-CO-nuts

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

We have no bananas today

YES! We have no bananas, we have no bananas today

This song isn't pretty

But still it's a ditty

That grows on you day by day

And you can all do something for us

Just join us in the chorus

(Spoken) All together!

YES! we have no bananas today