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Banana Man

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* = strum once
[Intro]
"DLadies and Gentlemen, Colonel PT Chester Whitmore is proud to present
Bung Vulchongo and the Zimbabwe Songbirds!"
[Verse 1]
DDo you see banana man?
Hopping over on the A7white hot sand
Here he come with some for me
Freshly taken from baDnana tree
BaDnana man, me want a ton
Give me double and a A7bonus one
Give me more for all me friends
Dis banana flow will Dnever end
[Chorus]
GDo you want a baDnana?
                   A7  D*
Peel it down and go "mm mm mm mm"
GDo you want a baDnana?
A7Dis banana for Dyou
[Verse 2]
ToDnight we dance around the flame
Then we get to play the A7spirit game
Spirit names we shout out loud
Shake the thunder from the Dspirit cloud
DAll the songbirds in the tree
Chant a tune to let the A7spirits free
Then we see them in the night
Spirits jumpin' by the Dfire light
[Chorus]
GDo you want a baDnana? (Do you want a banana?)
                   A7  D*
Peel it down and go "mm mm mm mm"
            (VOCAL)   D   G6   Ddim  D7  
GDo you want a baDnana? (Do you want a banana?)
A7Dis banana for Dyou
N.C.
(oh ho ho) (ahhh)
[Verse 3]
DLook you, you're A7too uptight you know
DYou can laugh and A7kick it back and go (weee)
DBut without a A7rhythm or a rhyme
DYou do not baA7nana all the time
DFly away from A7city on the run
DTry to make a A7little fun
[Verse 4]
DLook you, come A7to de bungalow
DAfrican't you A7tell me told you so
DDon't you love de A7bumping of de drum
DMake you shake unA7til de bum go numb
DLet de bongo A7play you till you drop
DDis banana A7never stop
[Verse 5]
   D*
Forget all your troubles and go with the flow
   D*
Forget about whatever you may never know
             D*
Like whether whatever you doing is whatever you should
And whether Danything you ever do is ever anything good
And then forDget about banana when it A7stick in your throat
And when Dit make you wanna bellow but you sA7tuck in a choke
And then forDget about de yellow from de A7beckoning man
Who make you Dtake another one and make a A7mock of your Dplan
[Interlude]
DBungalay, A7bungalow
DMake up your mind and A7tell me no
N.C.
(Shhh!)
[Bridge]
Well, it's Dnine o'clock and it's Ebdim7getting dark
And the Em7sun is falling from the A7skyA7add6  A7  
GmI've neGm6ver Gmleft so eDarly
And you may Em7wonder wBbhyA  
[Solo]
D  Ebdim7  Em7  A7    A7add6 A7
Gm Gm6 Gm  D   Em7   Bb A
[Verse 6]
  D*             D*
Tomorrow morning on de plane
D*                 A7*
No banana make you go insane
A7*              A7*
Floating back to busy town
A7*                D  
No banana make you want to frown
[Chorus]
GDo you want a baDnana? (Do you want a banana?)
                   A7  D*
Peel it down and go "mm mm mm mm"
GDo you want a baDnana?
A7Dis banana for... you
[Outro]
    D      C7      D      C7      D     C7  Fm*   D6  
                              *(Or Bbm in Complete Demos)

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Banana Man

by Tally Hall

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ddim

Ebdim7

Em7

A7add6

Gm6

* = strum once

[Intro]

"Ladies and Gentlemen, Colonel PT Chester Whitmore is proud to present

Bung Vulchongo and the Zimbabwe Songbirds!"

[Verse 1]

Do you see banana man?

Hopping over on the white hot sand

Here he come with some for me

Freshly taken from banana tree

Banana man, me want a ton

Give me double and a bonus one

Give me more for all me friends

Dis banana flow will never end

[Chorus]

G D

Do you want a banana?

A7 D

Peel it down and go "mm mm mm mm"

G D

Do you want a banana?

A7 D

Dis banana for you

[Verse 2]

Tonight we dance around the flame

Then we get to play the spirit game

Spirit names we shout out loud

Shake the thunder from the spirit cloud

All the songbirds in the tree

Chant a tune to let the spirits free

Then we see them in the night

Spirits jumpin' by the fire light

[Chorus]

G D

Do you want a banana? (Do you want a banana?)

A7 D

Peel it down and go "mm mm mm mm"

D G6 Ddim D7

(VOCAL)

G D

Do you want a banana? (Do you want a banana?)

A7 D

Dis banana for you

N.C.

(oh ho ho) (ahhh)

[Verse 3]

D A7

Look you, you're too uptight you know

D A7

You can laugh and kick it back and go (weee)

D A7

But without a rhythm or a rhyme

D A7

You do not banana all the time

D A7

Fly away from city on the run

D A7

Try to make a little fun

[Verse 4]

D A7

Look you, come to de bungalow

D A7

African't you tell me told you so

D A7

Don't you love de bumping of de drum

D A7

Make you shake until de bum go numb

D A7

Let de bongo play you till you drop

D A7

Dis banana never stop

[Verse 5]

Forget all your troubles and go with the flow

Forget about whatever you may never know

Like whether whatever you doing is whatever you should

And whether anything you ever do is ever anything good

D A7

And then forget about banana when it stick in your throat

D A7

And when it make you wanna bellow but you stuck in a choke

D A7

And then forget about de yellow from de beckoning man

D A7 D

Who make you take another one and make a mock of your plan

[Interlude]

D A7

Bungalay, bungalow

D A7

Make up your mind and tell me no

N.C.

(Shhh!)

[Bridge]

D Ebdim7

Well, it's nine o'clock and it's getting dark

Em7 A7 A7add6 A7

And the sun is falling from the sky

Gm Gm6 Gm D

I've never left so early

Em7 Bb A

And you may wonder why

[Solo]

D Ebdim7 Em7 A7 A7add6 A7

Gm Gm6 Gm D Em7 Bb A

[Verse 6]

D D

* *

Tomorrow morning on de plane

D A7

* *

No banana make you go insane

A7 A7

* *

Floating back to busy town

A7 D

No banana make you want to frown

[Chorus]

G D

Do you want a banana? (Do you want a banana?)

A7 D

Peel it down and go "mm mm mm mm"

G D

Do you want a banana?

Dis banana for... you

[Outro]

D C7 D C7 D C7 Fm D6

*(Or Bbm in Complete Demos)

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