Theres a fruit store on our street
Its 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 yeses you to death, and as he takes your dough He tells you
Yes, we have no bananas
We have-a no bananas today
Weve string beans, and onions
Cabashes, and scallions,
And all sorts of fruit and say
We have an old fashioned tomato
A Long Island potato 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 wall-nuts and doughnuts
There aint many nuts like they
Well sell you two kinds of red herring,
Dark brown, and ball-bearing
But yes, we have no bananas
We have no bananas today
He, he, he, he, ha, ha, ha whatta you laugh at?
You gotta soup or pie?
Yes, I dont think we got soup or pie
You gotta coconut pie?
Yes, I dont think we got coconut pie
Well Ill have one cup a coffee
We gotta no coffee
Then watta you got?
I got a banana!
Oh youve got a banana!
Yes, we gotta no banana, No banana, No banana, I tell you we gotta no banana today
I sella you no banana
Hey, Mary Anna, you gotta… gotta no banana?
Why this man, hes no believe-a what I say no he no believe me
Now whatta you wanta mister? You wanna buy twelve for a quarter?
Well, just a one of a look, Im gonna call for my daughter
Hey, Mary Anna You gotta piana
Yes, a banana, no
Yes, we gotta no bananas today!
The new English clark a.k.a. clerk
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 oclock 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.