"I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts"- DANNY KAYE

[amomanurse11]

I made my own version

[BonJohnvie]

does anyone notice that this tune has a similar chord progression to "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas"?

[TheRareworld]

songs pretty catchy :D

[juicyjamie1999]

epic

[Timedevour36]

This is actually not the original. The first person who recorded it was Merv Griffin and someone else, but Danny Kaye did record it the same year.

[gramophoneshane]

@Timedevour36 Do you know what date Freedie Martin & Griffith recorded it?

[Timedevour36]

@gramophoneshane Unfortunately no, the most specific I can find is that they both recorded it in 1950, but what I read suggests that it was Merv Griffin who did it first.

[Meagmyster]

i think of lion king when i hear this "oh Zazu, DO lighten up sing something with a little--bounce in it!" "its a small world after a--" "nono! anything but that!" "ive got a lovaly bunch of coconuts!" hehehe xD dont get me wrong tho love Danny. he did FANTASTIC in the Court Jester! <3

[berntd]

I heard this song for the first time about a year ago on TV in "I dream of Jeannie" where Dr. Bellow sang it playing the Uke. It has not left my mind since and almost every single day, I whistle, hum or sing it - apparently! !@#$ Unbelievable.

Great Song, Thank you very much Shane!!!!!

[wenglishsal]

Interesting 'cokney accent' Danny does.. Actually it isn't too bad, some actors sound really terrible but Danny just makes me laugh because his 'tongue is firmly in his cheek' and it's a salute to a 'luverly accent from the East End of London darlin's' ...

''All rite mi' old cocker, have anuver go then eh, chuck a coupla balls at the nuts mate...'' Big smiles and tip of the hat to all the guys up the old smoke (London) Best regards from Wales :0)x

[Palifiox]

One of the oddest things I've heard is this sung in Swedish and played repeatedly in the movie "My Life as a Dog" Even better than "Anything Goes" in Cantonese.

[DelfinoDude]

you just can't beat the clasics. if a modern teen like myself herd this they would think that it wher ither about balls or boobs. i understand that it was simply a song about coconuts, and that whoever thoght it up said he knew it would be loved, beacaus it has no meaning.

[sihtekilsdrawkcabmi]

@DelfinoDude I'm 13, and I think this song is awesome. I heard it first off of The Lion King and I just thought it was about coconuts. ^.^ I love meaningless songs. xD

[DelfinoDude]

@sihtekilsdrawkcabmi

my favorit one is banana phone. it's so well known they made a parody of it based on lady gaga's song telaphone.

[sihtekilsdrawkcabmi]

@DelfinoDude I didn't know that. I had to go look it up. Hilarious. xD

[swingingblondie]

I LOVE Danny Kaye!!  This is So great!

[twilightcows]

what the heck

[EliseRacer74]

I guess this is banned from Bristol Radio ;-)

[ThePsychotropicFox]

@EliseRacer74 It's about bowling, I don't suppose so XD

[wenglishsal]

@ThePsychotropicFox ... Hello there, this song is about 'knocking coconuts off their stands' at a fair-ground stall, as in... 'roll a-bowl-a-ball a-penny a-pitch.. Or in other words, 'pitching, like you do in baseball, but at a static target..

Oh and the more mean the stall holder was, then the nuts were either glued or nailed onto the stands...

And you normally got about 6 balls for a penny.. In old money.. Before decimilzation..

Best regards from a Silver-haired Nan from Wales :0)X

[Bandaids4ever]

Danny does this song better than Merv Griffin, or anyone else, ever could.

[kitkat459]

LION KING! lol

[Anubis454545]

This is a absolutely fantastic song! I've had this record sitting on a shelf for a while, and never bothered to listen to it! Now i can definitely hear what a great song it is!

Great video as always

[sorryosaurusrex]

Danny Kaye was a great singer!

[hoolahoop75]

he was also a great comidian

[2008tiafa]

It sounds like "Roll a bowl a ball a penny a bitch" xD

[Gecko7291971]

@2008tiafa It does, if you're not listening carefully

[Nazo400]

Thank You SOOO MUCH! i enjoy listening to the original versions!

[wenglishsal]

Oh joy... Danny's 'cock-er-knee accent' is funny.... Ahh bless he tried his best...

Love Danny...'Everything is tikkity boo' is good too :0)x

[melondoggy]

XD "meow"

[OndReview]

oh, i'm fi ve years old, sitting under my grandma's diningroom table, listening to this coming from her old crosley record player. thank you!

[Arnkellj]

i always think of lindsay lohan when i hear this song (look for albino blacksheep's lovely bunch of coconuts)

[mexicodude908]

the coolest song ever thanks for posting it where do you buy the records at I cant fnd any

[gramophoneshane]

Hi MD. I've found them all over the place. In antique & secondhand shops, op-shops like St Vinnies, garage sales (I think you guys call them yard sales), and even second hand book shops sometimes. There's always ebay or craigslist if you're desperate :) I've bough a few old peoples collections out of the local news paper for sale section too.

[CptFoxMcCloud]

ORIGINAL! Holy crap. Good job man, this should be played in Fallout 3. :D

[vampygirl21]

Listening to that thru fallout 3 would be epic

[GeorgeGallowayfan]

wonderful

[taichouno8]

Ungh, just wonderful! I love his voice so much xD (and I just got a cd of his songs from the library, so I'll be able to listen to more of him, yay)

[wariotube]

OMFG!!!

the original one, isn't it :O!!

[gramophoneshane]

Yes. It was written in 1944, but Danny Kaye was the first to record it in 1950.

[lttlisthanger]

oh my god...