HAVE A BANANA
by
Matt McGinn
Have a banana, have a banana
Have a banana, six bob a pun
Have a banana, have a banana
Have a banana, six bob a pun
I had a barrowful, I had a barrowful
I had a barrowful, six bob a pun
Apples!
Pears and apples, six for a tanner
Pears and apples, six for a tanner
Pears and apples, six for a tanner
All because, all because……
They’re overripe now!
Have a banana, have a banana
Have a banana, six bob a pun
Have a banana, have a banana
Have a banana, six bob a pun
The words of this beautiful old Jewish song, currently at the top of the hit parade in Cairo, roughly translated, mean, according to an Orange, Jewish, Fenian friend of mine called Sam Coen. They really mean something like……….
There was murder in the fish shop last night
A wee cat stole a haddy bone
A big dog came and took it aff it
And I hit it wi a tottie scone
(It gets more violent as it goes on…….)
I went to tell my Auntie Sarah
My Auntie Sarah wisnae in
I looked through a hole in the windae
And I shouted, ‘Auntie Sarah, are you in?’
Her teeth were lying on the table
Her hair was lying on the bed
I’d like to see my Auntie Sarah
Screwing off her wooden leg
Have a banana, have a banana
Have a banana, six bob a pun
Have a banana, have a banana
Have a banana, six bob a pun
Have a banana, have a banana
Have a banana, six bob a pun
Oi!