Kim Larsen — Køb Bananer song lyrics and translation

The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Køb Bananer" by Kim Larsen.

Lyrics

Køb bananer, køb bananer
Køb bananer her hos mig
Kom kun nærmer', kære frue
De bli’r sgu ikke snydt af mig
Køb bananer, køb bananer
Køb bananer her hos mig
Kom kun nærmer', kære frue
De bli’r sgu ikke snydt af mig
Sådan sagde onkel Stage
Når han stod ved sit bananskib
Midt på Strøget, pæn i tøjet
Og lille mig stod vagt på det nærmeste hjørne
Onkel Stage sagde tit til mig
Det skal ikke gå dig ligesom mig
Du ska' lære noget, du ska' bli' til noget
Åh, ja-ja
Men da Stage til sidst blev syg
Af for meget tutti-frutti og for meget fy-fy
Var det sgu mig, der måtte ud og lave kassen
Jeg stod og råbte
Køb bananer, køb bananer
Køb bananer her hos mig
Kom kun nærmer', kære frue
De bli’r sgu ikke snydt af mig
Sådan sagde jeg, ja, det gjorde jeg
Når jeg stod ved mit bananskib
Midt på Strøget, pæn i tøjet
Og drengen han stod vagt på det nærmeste hjørne
Da drengen han var lille, da sagde han tit
Ah daddy, jeg ska' drive det vidt
Jeg vil lære noget, jeg vil bli' til noget
Åh, ja-ja
Jeg vil ikke-nikke ende som dig
Og stå her på gaden som et andet kvaj
Du ka' tro nej, det' ikke mig, åh nej-nej
Men i skolen der gik det skidt
Han ku' ikke sidde stille og lærte for lidt
Han havde kviksølv i numsen som sin daddy, og salig onkel Stage
Nu står han og råber
Køb bananer, køb bananer
Køb bananer her hos mig
Kom kun nærmer', kære frue
De bli’r sgu ikke snydt af mig
Sådan cirka siger pojken
Når han står ved sit bananskib
Midt på Strøget, pæn i tøjet
Og daddy han står vagt på det nærmeste hjørne
Køb bananer, kære frue, her hos mig

Lyrics translation

Buy bananas, buy bananas
Buy bananas here with me
Come only approaching', dear lady
They won't be fooled by me
Buy bananas, buy bananas
Buy bananas here with me
Come only approaching', dear lady
They won't be fooled by me
That's what Uncle Stage said
When he stood by his banana ship
Middle of the Iron, nice clothes
And little me stood guard at the nearest corner
Uncle Stage said to me a lot
I don't want it to happen to you like me
You have to learn something, you have to become something
Oh, yeah-yeah
But when Stage eventually fell ill
Too much tutti-frutti and too much fy-fy
Did I have to make the fucking box
I was yelling
Buy bananas, buy bananas
Buy bananas here with me
Come only approaching', dear lady
They won't be fooled by me
That's how I said, yes, I did
When I stood by my banana ship
Middle of the Iron, nice clothes
And the boy he stood guard at the nearest corner
When the boy he was little, he often said
Ah daddy, I gotta drive it far
I want to learn, I want to become something
Oh, yeah-yeah
I will not-nod end like you
And stand here on the street like another jerk
You can believe no, it's not me, Oh no-no
But at school there it went badly
He could not sit still and learned too little
He had mercury in his butt as his daddy, and blissful uncle Stage
Now he's yelling
Buy bananas, buy bananas
Buy bananas here with me
Come only approaching', dear lady
They won't be fooled by me
Pretty much says pojken
When he stands by his banana ship
Middle of the Iron, nice clothes
And daddy he stands guard at the nearest corner
Buy bananas, dear lady, here with me