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 yeses you to death

And as he takes your dough he tells you

"Yes, of course we have no bananas

We have no bananas today

We've string beans and onions

Cabbages and scallions

And all kinds 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 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 sparrow grass

And then the whole quartet all answered

"Yes, we have no bananas

We have no bananas today

Just try those coconuts

Those walnuts and donuts

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"

You got a strumberry pie?

Yes, I don't think we got strumberry pie

You got coconuts pie?

Yes, I don't think we got coconuts pie

I'll have one cup of coffee

We got no coffee

Well, what do you got?

I got a banana

Oh, you got a banana

Yes, we got no banana, no banana, no banana

We got no bananas today, I tell you no banana

Hey, Mariana, you got a-no banana?

Well, there's a man, he no believe what I say

Now, what do you want, mister?

You wanna buy a twelve for a quarter? No?

Well, just a-mono-mono

I'm gonna call-a my daughter

Hey, Mariana, you got a banana? No? Yes?

Banana? No? Yes, no no

No banana today, no banana today