Coconut Hotel (song): Difference between revisions
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* References "Day-O (Banana Boat Song)", popularized by Harry Belafonte. "A beautiful bunch of ripe banana / hide the deadly black tarantula" | * References "Day-O (Banana Boat Song)", popularized by Harry Belafonte. "A beautiful bunch of ripe banana / hide the deadly black tarantula" | ||
* (wild speculation) The first line could be a mangling of "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred,_Lord_Tennyson Alfred, the Lord Tennyson]" | |||
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Revision as of 23:15, 1 November 2022
Lyrics
(?) How Fred L-loyd tennis shoe Suddenly I want to see you For up the landing Clouds of spray Oh to see the sunrise once Sailing in a banana boat Spiders in the bunches Biting can spell death Trading post in Mosambasa Seventeen one franc pieces Two ten franc notes Leather purse today
Chronology
Interpretations
- References "Day-O (Banana Boat Song)", popularized by Harry Belafonte. "A beautiful bunch of ripe banana / hide the deadly black tarantula"
- (wild speculation) The first line could be a mangling of "Alfred, the Lord Tennyson"