I WANT A BANANA
Written by Ralph Butler & Tolchard Evans, 1942.
Recorded by Arthur Askey.

1. A sailor and his sweetheart were walking hand in hand,
The day that he was sailing for a foreign land.
Said he, "Oh tell me, darling, what shall I bring you back?"
She came a little closer and then she said, "Oh, Jack—

CHORUS. I want a banana. I want a banana.
Bring me back a banana, sailor boy!
I want a banana. I want a banana.
That's the thing I really should enjoy.

2. You can tell the captain. You can tell the crew.
I don't want a monkey or a cockatoo.
I want a banana. I want a banana.
Bring me back a banana, sailor boy!

3. You brought me back an orange. It gave me great delight.
You brought me back a lemon, and you squeezed me tight.
You brought me back a grapefruit. I paid you with a kiss.
Now, when you're in Jamaica, please remember this: CHORUS

4. You brought me back a straw hat that came from Panama,
A pair of coral earrings, back from Zanzibar.
Fine Oriental trinkets are beautiful no doubt,
But when you're in Jamaica, oh, cut the knick-knacks out! CHORUS

VERSE 2 TWICE.