Yes, We Have No Bananas! - Billy Jones

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's» you to death, and as he takes your dough he says

«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 for him, he wrote home to say:

«Send Pete, 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 answered

«Yes!

We have no bananas

We have no bananas today!

Just buy those cocoanuts, those walnuts, and doughnuts

There aren’t many nuts like they

We’ll sell you two kings of red herring —

Dark brown, and ball-bearing

But, Yes!

We have no bananas

We have no bananas today!"