Go Bananas Song
This Song is meant for Cub Scouts.
Decide for yourself if it is appropriate for your younger scouts or not.
Decide for yourself if it is appropriate for your younger scouts or not.
The Tune: view video
Lyrics:
Everyone stand up!
Bananas unite! (place hands together straight up over head)
Bananas split! (open arms and place at sides)
Pick bananas, pick, pick bananas (reach up and pick bananas from a tree)
Peel bananas, peel, peel bananas (peel a banana in your hand)
Smash bananas, smash, smash bananas (clap hands)
Eat bananas, eat, eat bananas (stuff banana in mouth and sing with mouth full)
Go bananas, go, go bananas! (do a crazy dance)
Form potato, form, form potato
(Form potato by raising arms above head.)
Form potato, form, form potato.
Peel potato, peel, peel potato.
(Lower one arm.)
Peel potato, peel, peel potato. (Lower other arm.)
Mash potato, mash, mash potato. (Stomp, jump on floor for these verses.)
Mash potato, mash, mash potato.
Form an orange, form, form an orange. (Lift arms above head.)
Form an orange, form, form an orange.
Peel an orange, peel, peel an orange. (Lower one arm.)
Peel an orange, peel, peel an orange. (Lower other arm.)
Squeeze an orange, squeeze, squeeze an orange. (Turn to neighbor and hug/squeeze them.)
Squeeze an orange, squeeze, squeeze an orange.
Build the house, build, build the house. (Arms form roof over head.)
Build the house, build, build the house.
Paint the house, paint, paint the house. ('Paint' your neighbor.)
Paint the house, paint, paint the house.
Rock the house, rock, rock the house. (Dance)
Rock the house, rock, rock the house.
Form some corn, form, form some corn. (Arms above head in corn shape.)
Form some corn, form, form some corn.
Shuck some corn, shuck, shuck some corn. (Arms lower one at a time.)
Shuck some corn, shuck, shuck some corn.
Pop some corn, pop, pop some corn. (Jump and clap your hands.)
Pop some corn, pop, pop some corn.
Form banana, form form banana. (Arms above head in banana shape.)
Form banana, form form banana.
Peel banana, peel, peel banana. (One arm down.)
Peel banana, peel, peel banana. (Other arm down.)
Go bananas! Go, go bananas! (Jump up and go bananas.)
Go bananas! Go, go bananas!
Form the cow, form, form the cow. (Kneel down on hands and knees.)
Form the cow, form, form the cow.
Tip the cow, tip, tip the cow.(Roll over onto your back.)
Tip the cow, tip, tip the cow.
Have a cow! Have, have a cow! (Shake arms and legs in the air.)
Have a cow! Have, have a cow!
Form the mullet, form, form the mullet. (Slick back your hair.)
Form the mullet, form, form the mullet.
Grease the mullet, grease, grease the mullet. (Rub hands in hair.)
Grease the mullet, grease, grease the mullet.
Rock the mullet! Rock, rock the mullet! (Nod head vigorously.)
Rock the mullet! Rock, rock the mullet!
Bananas unite! (place hands together straight up over head)
Bananas split! (open arms and place at sides)
Pick bananas, pick, pick bananas (reach up and pick bananas from a tree)
Peel bananas, peel, peel bananas (peel a banana in your hand)
Smash bananas, smash, smash bananas (clap hands)
Eat bananas, eat, eat bananas (stuff banana in mouth and sing with mouth full)
Go bananas, go, go bananas! (do a crazy dance)
Form potato, form, form potato
(Form potato by raising arms above head.)
Form potato, form, form potato.
Peel potato, peel, peel potato.
(Lower one arm.)
Peel potato, peel, peel potato. (Lower other arm.)
Mash potato, mash, mash potato. (Stomp, jump on floor for these verses.)
Mash potato, mash, mash potato.
Form an orange, form, form an orange. (Lift arms above head.)
Form an orange, form, form an orange.
Peel an orange, peel, peel an orange. (Lower one arm.)
Peel an orange, peel, peel an orange. (Lower other arm.)
Squeeze an orange, squeeze, squeeze an orange. (Turn to neighbor and hug/squeeze them.)
Squeeze an orange, squeeze, squeeze an orange.
Build the house, build, build the house. (Arms form roof over head.)
Build the house, build, build the house.
Paint the house, paint, paint the house. ('Paint' your neighbor.)
Paint the house, paint, paint the house.
Rock the house, rock, rock the house. (Dance)
Rock the house, rock, rock the house.
Form some corn, form, form some corn. (Arms above head in corn shape.)
Form some corn, form, form some corn.
Shuck some corn, shuck, shuck some corn. (Arms lower one at a time.)
Shuck some corn, shuck, shuck some corn.
Pop some corn, pop, pop some corn. (Jump and clap your hands.)
Pop some corn, pop, pop some corn.
Form banana, form form banana. (Arms above head in banana shape.)
Form banana, form form banana.
Peel banana, peel, peel banana. (One arm down.)
Peel banana, peel, peel banana. (Other arm down.)
Go bananas! Go, go bananas! (Jump up and go bananas.)
Go bananas! Go, go bananas!
Form the cow, form, form the cow. (Kneel down on hands and knees.)
Form the cow, form, form the cow.
Tip the cow, tip, tip the cow.(Roll over onto your back.)
Tip the cow, tip, tip the cow.
Have a cow! Have, have a cow! (Shake arms and legs in the air.)
Have a cow! Have, have a cow!
Form the mullet, form, form the mullet. (Slick back your hair.)
Form the mullet, form, form the mullet.
Grease the mullet, grease, grease the mullet. (Rub hands in hair.)
Grease the mullet, grease, grease the mullet.
Rock the mullet! Rock, rock the mullet! (Nod head vigorously.)
Rock the mullet! Rock, rock the mullet!
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Comments:
Feb 11, 2015 - Beth
Do you have a cd with this version of go bananas? Or know of a cd that has all these versions?
Thanks,
Beth
Feb 12, 2015 - Scouter Paul
@Beth - No. I've only sung them out in the wild around a campfire.
Feb 02, 2016 - Jimmy
Love this song, my English teacher showed this as a joke in
our passing period.
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