Ape: Down at Barnum's fair One evening I was there When I heard a showman Shouting underneath the flair...
Showman: Oh, I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts There they are all standing in a row Wife: two, three, four Big ones, small ones, some as big as your head Give 'em a twist, a flick of the wrist Ape: That's what the showman said
Showman: Oi! I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts Every ball you throw will make me rich Wife: (me too love) And there stands me wife, the idol of me life, singing Wife: Roll a bowl a bowl a penny a pitch
All: Singing, roll a bowl a bowl a penny a pitch Roll a bowl a bowl a penny a pitch Roll a bowl a bowl Roll a bowl a bowl Roll a bowl a bowl a penny a pitch
Coconuts: Oh, we are a lovely bunch of coconuts Here we are all standing in a row Wife: two, three, four Coconuts: Big ones, small ones, some as big as your head Give 'em a twist, a flick of the wrist (ah, come on, stop throwin' em)
Oh, we are a lovely bunch of coconuts Every ball you throw will make us rich Wife: (that's right, love) Showman: And there stands me wife, she's the idol of me life, singing Wife: Roll a bowl a bowl a penny a pitch
All: Singing, roll a bowl a bowl a penny a pitch Roll a bowl a bowl a penny a pitch Roll a bowl a bowl Roll a bowl a bowl Singing roll a bowl a bowl a penny a pitch