1. 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 'Yesses' you to death, And as he takes your dough, He tells you: (chorus) YES! We have no bananas, We have no bananas today. We've string beans and HON-ions, Cab-BAH-ges and scallions And all kinds of fruit, and say We have an old fashioned to-MAH-to, Long Island po-TAH-to, But YES! We have no bananas. We have no bananas today. 2. Business got so good with him 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 'Sparrow grass,' And the whole quartet
