Banana Split for My Baby
Keely Smith & Louis Prima Lyrics
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A glass of plain water for me
Banana split for my baby
A glass of plain water for me
Dispenser Man, if you please
Serve my chick a mess of calories
Banana split for my baby
A glass of plain water for me
Flip back the lid
Scoop everything in sight
Make it a rainbow of red, brown and white
Chocolate chip and everything that's nice
Tutti frutti once and spumoni twice
Banana split for my baby
And a glass of plain water for me
Spray the whipped cream for at least an hour
Pile it as high as the Eiffel Tower
Load it with nuts, about sixteen tons
Top it with a pizza just for fun
Banana split for my baby
And a glass of plain water for me
Banana split for my baby
A glass of plain water for me
Banana split for my baby
A glass of plain water for me
Stack her up with crazy goo
That's the stuff she likes to wade right through
Banana split for my baby
A glass of plain water for me
Now add the cherries
The kind she loves to munch
Skip one banana
Use the whole darn bunch
Drown it with fudge
Six or seven cans
Give her two spoons
She'll eat it with both hands
Banana split for my baby
And a glass of plain water for me
Separate checks, it must be
Charge the split to her
The water to me
Oh the banana split's for my baby
And the glass of plain water's for me
Ain't got no money
The glass of plain water's for me
The song "Banana Split For My Baby" by Keely Smith is a playful and lighthearted tune about getting a banana split for the singer's baby and a glass of plain water for themselves. The singer goes into a diner or soda fountain and asks the dispenser man to make a banana split with all the fixings for their "chick" while they settle for a simple glass of water.
The lyrics describe the process of making the banana split, with the singer relishing in the colorful and decadent dessert that their partner will enjoy, from the rainbow of flavors to the mountain of whipped cream and nuts. The singer emphasizes their lover's enjoyment by noting that they "likes to wade right through" the "crazy goo" that tops off the split.
Line by Line Meaning
Banana split for my baby
I want to treat my girlfriend to a banana split
A glass of plain water for me
I'll just have a glass of water
Banana split for my baby
I really want to get her a dessert
A glass of plain water for me
I'll just stick with water
Dispenser Man, if you please
Can you please serve us?
Serve my chick a mess of calories
I want her to have something really sweet
Flip back the lid
Let's start building this banana split
Scoop everything in sight
Put everything in it
Make it a rainbow of red, brown and white
Use many different toppings and flavors
Chocolate chip and everything that's nice
Add everything that would make it taste good
Tutti frutti once and spumoni twice
Include different flavors of ice cream
Spray the whipped cream for at least an hour
Put a lot of whipped cream on it
Pile it as high as the Eiffel Tower
Make it very tall
Load it with nuts, about sixteen tons
Put a lot of nuts on it
Top it with a pizza just for fun
Add something really unusual, like a pizza topping
Stack her up with crazy goo
Put a lot of toppings on it
That's the stuff she likes to wade right through
She likes it messy
Now add the cherries
Put cherries on it
The kind she loves to munch
She likes to eat cherries
Skip one banana
Don't put too much banana
Use the whole darn bunch
Put a lot of banana
Drown it with fudge
Use a lot of fudge
Six or seven cans
Use a lot of cans of fudge
Give her two spoons
I should share this with her
She'll eat it with both hands
It's going to be big!
Separate checks, it must be
We want separate bills
Charge the split to her
Put the banana split on her bill
The water to me
I'll pay for my own water
Oh the banana split's for my baby
She deserves a nice treat
And the glass of plain water's for me
I don't need anything fancy
Ain't got no money
We're short on cash
The glass of plain water's for me
I'll just drink water since I don't have money
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Louis Prima, Stan Irwin
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