Lyr Req: Banana (trad., from Flor de Cana)

Subject: song request: 'All nations love bananas
From: Art Thieme
Date: 27 Sep 99 - 06:16 PM

Cathy Fink just sent this to me: Art--We need help looking for a song. Marcy heard it on TV years ago and the opening line or chorus is, "All nations love banana" or "All the nations like banana" Got any clues?
Thanks,
Cathy

I figured we could locate here if anywhere.

Art

Subject: RE: song request: 'All nations love bananas
From: Joe Offer
Date: 28 Sep 99 - 05:00 AM

Cathy Fink is looking for it, Art? Heck, she's one of the performers on the album. Well, I guess I can understand, since it's a compilation. It's a Rounder album called Rainbow Sign (click me). That particular cut is called "Banana," recorded by Flor de Cana (click again).
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: song request: 'All nations love bananas
From: Art Thieme
Date: 28 Sep 99 - 10:50 AM

Joe, Thanks---from me and from her.

Art

Subject: RE: song request: 'All nations love bananas
From: MAG (inactive)
Date: 28 Sep 99 - 05:37 PM

"Flor de Cana" is an excellent brand of nicaraguan rum -- well, actually, it's THE brand of 'nican rum. It there a connection?

(means flower of the sugar cane ...)

MA

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Banana (trad., from Flor de Cana)
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 05 Mar 08 - 10:43 PM

Here's an excerpt transcribed from a couple of sound samples:

BANANA
Traditional

…Thailand like it. (Banana!)
Uruguay like it. (Banana!)
Italia like it. (Banana!)
Australia like it. (Banana!
Ba-na-na, ba-na-na, ba-na!)

All the nations like banana (Ah-ha!)
All the races like banana.
All the nations like banana.
All the races like banana.

Banana milkshake. (Banana!)
Banana cream pie. (Banana!)
Rhubarb banana. (Banana!)
… banana. (Banana!)
… banana. (Banana!)
… like it. (Banana!)
African like it. (Banana!)…

[Besides the album described by Joe Offer above, this is also on Flor de Cana's album "Muevete! (Move It!)" Flying Fish LP 463, 1988, which has been re-released as a CD.]

Subject: Lyr Add: BANANA (trad. Nicaragua; & Flor De Caña)
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 05 Mar 08 - 10:50 PM

Here's the whole thing, copied from John McCutcheon's web site:

BANANA
Traditional, East Coast of Nicaragua, new lyrics by Flor de Caña
from Muevete! by Flor De Caña (Flying Fish 70463)

Jorge Santiago Arce: bombo
Kenny Bruno: piano, synthesizer
Laura Burns: bass, vocals
Héctor Cancel: congas
Brian Folkins-Amador: guitars & vocal
Sue Kalt: charango & vocals
Willie Sordillo: saxophone & vocals
Rosemarie Straijer-Amador: percussion & vocals
Dean Stevens: vocals

CHORUS: Banana, banana banana!
All the nations like banana
All the races like banana.

Mexico like it, Namibia like it
Thailand like it, Uruguay like it
Russia like it, Middle East like it
Italia like it, Australia like it.

Banana milkshake, banana cream pie
Rumba banana, flamenco banana.
Jazz banana, calypso banana
Anytime like it, everytime like it.

Green banana, yellow banana
Red banana, ripe banana
Cool banana, banana "wata"
What is a "wata"? Special banana
Full banana, oh banana
My mama like it, my papa like it
My baby like it, I don't have a baby!
Everybody like it, everybody like it.

CORO: Banana, banana banana!
A todas las naciones les gusta la banana
A todas las razas les gusta les gusta la banana.

Le gusta a Méjico y a Namibia
a Tailandia y al Uruguay
A Rusia y al Medio Oriente
A Italia y a Australia

Batido de banana, pastel de banana
banana rumba, banana flamenca
banana jazz, banana calypso
a cualquier hora gust, a todas horas gusta.

Banana verde, banana amarilla,
banana roja, banana madura
banana fresca, banana "wata"
Qué quiere decir "wata"? banana especial
banana llena o banana
A mi mamá le gusta y a mi papá;
a mi nene le gusta - pero si no tengo nene!
A todos les gusta

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Banana (trad., from Flor de Cana)
From: GUEST,no1
Date: 14 Nov 10 - 04:33 AM

This song is performed by The Aggrolites and appeared on episode 3 ("Fun") of the TV show Yo Gabba Gabba! during the Super Music Friends Show segment.The Aggrolites:Banana