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lyrics

When I was just a young boy
I had trouble falling asleep
I counted sheep after sheep after sheep
But I would rouse with every knock and every creak

So I went to my mother
Said, “Mama! What should I do”
She put me on her knee, she said, “Listen to me sonny,
I’ve got just the thing for you.”

“Have a banana!” X 2
“Bananas are so fine, they cure everything in time
Have a banana!”

When I was slightly older
I was feeling rather stressed
About a statewide assessment test
I so wanted to do my best

He slapped me on the back and said listen to me mac
I’ve got just the thing you need

When I was slightly older
I started sprouting hair
I looked as furry as a bear
I cried oh why is life so unfair

So I went to my father
Said, “Papa! Help me please”
He took a look real quick and said
“A razor does the trick, and I’ve got one more thing you need.”

“Have a banana!” X 2
“Bananas are so fine, they cure everything in time
Have a banana!”

“Have a banana!” X 2
“There’s no reason to complain when you’ve got a big plantain!
Have a banana!”

Now I am a grown man,
with children of my own
How I hear them cry and moan
Why won’t they leave me alone?
But I am here to help them, and help them’s what I do
When they come for some advice, they never need ask twice
I tell them something true.

“Have a banana!”
“Have a banana”
“Bananas are so fine, they cure everything in time
Have a banana!”

“Have another banana?”
“Have a banana!”
“There’s no reason to complain when you’ve got a big plantain!
There’s nothing else you needa if you’ve got a ripe Chiquita
They really are a steal, especially if you eat the peel
Have a banana!”

credits

from Let's Imagine, released December 1, 2019
Louis Epstein: Bb clarinet, bass clarinet, organ, tambourine, vocals, melodica
Daniel Groll: vocals
Matt Patrick: wood blocks

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Louis and Dan and The Invisible Band Northfield, Minnesota

Louis & Dan bring comedy and smarts to music for today’s families. Best friends, neighbors, and college professors (Louis teaches musicology at St. Olaf College, Dan teaches philosophy at Carleton College), they go together like Tacos and Tuesdays. Louis & Dan’s inimitable style of humor, seriousness, and musical sophistication delivers songs you’ll be humming all day. ... more

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