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Yes, We Have No Bananas

from Worst Album Ever by the great Luke Ski

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A speed punk metal cover version of the folk song by Frank Silver and Irving Cohn (1923), sung as an impression of legendary comedian Gilbert Gottfried.

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Yes, We Have No Bananas
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Music arrangement: "the Nick Atoms"; Bridge rant written by "the great Luke Ski".
Recording © 2003-2004 Luke Sienkowski

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’-es you to death,
And as he takes your dough, he tells you;

YES! We have no bananas!
We have no Bananas today!
We’ve string beans, and onions, cab-ba-ges, 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,
That 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 ‘sparagus,
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!

What? What? What do you want from me? I already told you we were all out of bananas! You think you’re Harry Belafonte. You’re not Harry Belafonte. Stop asking me for bananas! No! No! No! Look! Why don’t you go for a nice eggplant? Is it good? Yes! It’s good! Hey Pete! Get your ass out here and give this chump an eggplant, would you please??? There you go, one big fat ripe juicy eggplant. That’ll be thirteen dollars. Out of fifteen? Okay, there’s one, there’s two, they’re real crisp. Don’t spend it all in one place! Now excuse me, do you mind? I’m working!

1, 2, 3, 4!
YES! We have no bananas!
We have no bananas to- CIRCLE GETS THE SQUARE!
Just try those coconuts,
Those walnuts, and donuts,
And touch a bunch of nuts like they… You hear me? I said nuts!
…Two kinds of red herring, how low can you get?
Dark brown and ball bearing, ball bearing! There they go again!
YES! We have no bana- I might as well say scrotum!
Have no bananas to- I’M SO TICKED OFF THAT I’M MOLTING!
Have no bananas today!
Anyway the wind blows! YES!!!!!!
Oh, gee, ya think?!… …NO!!!

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from Worst Album Ever, released July 26, 2003
Vocals by the great Luke Ski
Lyrics by Frank Silver and Irving Cohn (1923).
Music arrangement: "the Nick Atoms"
Bridge rant written by "the great Luke Ski".

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the great Luke Ski Burbank, California

"the great Luke Ski" is The Dr. Demento Show's most requested artist of the 21st Century. His parodies and original songs about pop-culture have made him a favorite performer at fandom conventions all across the country. Founding member of The Funny Music Project, aka 'the FuMP' .com .

Luke Ski is an animation Storyboarder, Writer, & Voice-Over Actor.

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