Please No Squeeza Da Banana

Louis Prima

Intro e|--------|---------------|---------------|---------------| B|--------|---------------|---------------|---------------| G|--------|---------------|---------------|---------------| D|--------|---------------|---------------|--2------------| A|----0-2-|--3------------|--3------------|---------------| E|--3-----|----------3----|----------3----|---------------| e|---------------|---------------|--------------| B|---------------|---------------|--------------| G|---------------|---------------|--------------| D|--3------------|--3------------|--------------| A|---------------|---------------|--3-----------| E|---------------|----------3--3-|---------3----| e|---------------|---------------|--------------| B|---------------|---------------|--------------| G|---------------|--0-2-0--------|--------0-----| D|---------------|--------3-2-0--|--------------| A|--0------------|---------------|--3-----------| E|----------0----|---------------|--------------| (chords only Intro below is to be used only if NOT playing the TAB intro above) Prelude Riley the cop would always stop On the corner of Tony's fruit stand. He'd help himself to anything On which he could lay his hand. Oh! Riley did this quite often; Plenty of fruit he would soften 'Til Tony got sore, And inwardly swore. Then he began to shout! verse 1 Hey! Please no squeeza da banana! e|----------| B|-0-1-2-3--| G|----------| D|----------| A|----------| E|----------| Because! when you do dat!, e|----------| B|----------| G|----------| D|----------| A|----------| E|-----3-3--| then-a you make her flat, Hey! Please no squeeza da banana! e|----------| B|----------| G|----------| D|-0-1-2-3--| A|----------| E|----------| When you squeeza da plum, you put him on the bum. e|----------| B|----------| G|----------| D|----------| A|----------| E|-----3-3--| You touch-a dis, you touch-a dat, You touch-a everyt'ing - You push-a dis, you push-a dat, You never buy notting! So please no squeeza da banana! e|----------| B|-0-1-2-3--| G|----------| D|----------| A|----------| E|----------| if you squeeze, Officer, please, Squeeza da coconut! verse 2 Hey! Please no squeeza da banana! e|----------| B|-0-1-2-3--| G|----------| D|----------| A|----------| E|----------| Because! when you do dat!, e|----------| B|----------| G|----------| D|----------| A|----------| E|-----3-3--| then-a you make her flat, Hey! please no squeeza da banana, e|----------| B|----------| G|----------| D|-0-1-2-3--| A|----------| E|----------| When you squeeza da grape, You put-a him outta shape! e|----------| B|----------| G|----------| D|----------| A|----------| E|-----3-3--| you toucha dis you toucha dat you take a me for a fool You push a dis, you squeeza dat; Why don't you squeeza citroul? Oh! please no squeeza da banana! e|----------| B|-0-1-2-3--| G|----------| D|----------| A|----------| E|----------| Now if you squeeze, Officer, please, Squeeza da coconut! Interlude e|----------| B|-0-1-2-3--| G|----------| D|----------| A|----------| E|----------| e|----------| B|----------| G|----------| D|----------| A|----------| E|-----3-3--| e|----------| B|----------| G|----------| D|-0-1-2-3--| A|----------| E|----------| e|----------| B|----------| G|----------| D|----------| A|----------| E|-----3-3--| e|----------| B|-0-1-2-3--| G|----------| D|----------| A|----------| E|----------| verse 3 Hey! Please no squeeza da banana! e|----------| B|-0-1-2-3--| G|----------| D|----------| A|----------| E|----------| Because! when you do dat!, e|----------| B|----------| G|----------| D|----------| A|----------| E|-----3-3--| then-a you make her flat, Hey! please no squeeza da banana, e|----------| B|----------| G|----------| D|-0-1-2-3--| A|----------| E|----------| and When-a you squeeza da peach, Mama-mia what a reach! e|----------| B|----------| G|----------| D|----------| A|----------| E|-----3-3--| You touch-a dis, you touch-a dat, You mess 'em uppa da stand. You take-a dis, you push-a dat, Someday I break-a you hand! Oh! please no squeeza da banana! e|----------| B|-0-1-2-3--| G|----------| D|----------| A|----------| E|----------| Now if you squeeze, Officer, please, Squeeza da coconut! Verse 5 Hey! Please no squeeza da banana! e|----------| B|-0-1-2-3--| G|----------| D|----------| A|----------| E|----------| Because! when you do dat!, e|----------| B|----------| G|----------| D|----------| A|----------| E|-----3-3--| then-a you make her flat, Hey! please no squeeza da banana, e|----------| B|----------| G|----------| D|-0-1-2-3--| A|----------| E|----------| ‘Cause when you squeeza da pear, You act-a like a square. e|----------| B|----------| G|----------| D|----------| A|----------| E|-----3-3--| You touch-a dis, you touch-a dat, You flatten out-a da fig. You squeeza dis, you eat-a dat, You act-a like a pig! Oh! please no squeeza da banana! e|----------| B|-0-1-2-3--| G|----------| D|----------| A|----------| E|----------| Now if you squeeze, Officer, please, Squeeza da coconut! Outro Squeeza da googoochill, (sp.? meaning?) Squeeza da watermelon, Squeeza da moolinyon, (sp.? mellon?) But please no squeeza da banana! (ending chords if not playing TABs below) e|-----|------------|-------------| B|-----|----------0-|-1-----1-----| G|-(2)-|-0-0-0-2----|-----0-------| D|-----|------------|-------------| A|-----|------------|-------------| E|-----|------------|-------------|

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