Bananas
Love's Monkey Business: Wande Coal's Bananas Unraveled
Lyrics
Yeah
Expression of agreement or affirmation.
Wande Coal yeah it is what it is
Wande Coal acknowledges the situation as it is.
Mo'hits Don Jazzy
Reference to Mo'hits, a music group, and Don Jazzy, a renowned producer.
Na who do the beat oo
Asking about the creator of the beat.
Don papa J let's go there
Encouragement to proceed or start.
Eh yeh eh Wande Coal
Introduction of Wande Coal in the song.
WC baby
Nicknaming himself WC (Wande Coal).
It is what it is
Reiteration of acceptance of the current situation.
In fact I no go lie
Admission of honesty in the forthcoming statements.
The way you dey do me
The effect the subject's actions have on the singer.
E just dey make me wan dey cry
Expressing emotional intensity leading to tears.
All my friends dey tell me
Friends' opinions about the singer's mental state.
Say I dey loose my mind
Implying concerns over the singer's infatuation.
Just because I'm crazy about you
Reason for the singer's intense feelings.
I'm ma sell my house
Willingness to sacrifice material possessions for the subject.
Just to buy you all the finest things
Expressing readiness to buy luxurious items for the subject.
I'm ma cross the ocean
Willingness to go to great lengths for the subject.
Just to get you everything you need
Determination to fulfill all the subject's needs.
And God forbid if you die now I'm ma kill myself
Extreme emotional reaction in the event of the subject's death.
I swear I will
A sincere promise to take drastic action.
Baby girl you got me going bananas
Repetition emphasizing the singer's emotional state due to the subject.
Bananas
-Girl you know that you got me going bananas
-Bananas
-Girl you know that you got me going bananas
-Bananas
-Girl you know that you got me going bananas
-Bananas
-Bananas yeah
-Everytime I see your eyes
Expressing the impact of the subject's presence on the singer's emotions and willingness to provide.
Something just dey do me
-Like say you drop right from the sky
-Now I stay day dreaming like I don dey high
-Its all because I'm thinking about you
-I'm thinking about you
-Believe me from your problems I'm ma set you free
-I'll be your king just as long as you will be my queen
-Girl I'm for real soon you'll see that I'm the one for you
-Dont try to leave
Warning against leaving.
Baby girl you got me going bananas
Repetition of the intense emotional state caused by the subject.
Bananas
-Girl you know that you got me going bananas
-Bananas
-Girl you know that you got me going bananas
-Bananas
-Girl you know that you got me going bananas
-Bananas
-Bananas yeah
-You got me going bananas and I dont wanna split
Metaphorical expressions of feeling captivated and overwhelmed by the subject's influence.
I go crazy when I think about it
-Like if you get a man I dey bound to weep
-And if I step on a peel I dey bound to split
-Girl you got me feeling like a rat in a maze
-Girl you got me going like my eyes on a daze
-And you got me kolomental like my neighbour faze
-I dey come outside your house I've been watching you for days
-I dont understand I dont know wetin I see
-But I dey feel your P I no know wetin e be
-Its a very strange feeling that is taking over me
-So i'm acting like a monkey swinging from a tree
-Now can somebody please come and save me
Desire for liberation from the overwhelming emotional situation.
From a situation
-I'll l be stuck for the rest of my life
-Chasing bananas cos baby girl you got me going bananas
Reiteration of the subject's influence causing extreme behavior.
Baby girl you got me going bananas
Repetitive expressions of being captivated and overwhelmed by the subject's influence.
Bananas
-Girl you know that you got me going bananas
-Bananas
-Girl you know that you got me going bananas
-Bananas
-Girl you know that you got me going bananas
-Bananas
-Baby girl you got me going bananas
-Bananas
-Girl you know that you got me going bananas
-Bananas
-Girl you know that you got me going bananas
-Bananas
-Girl you know that you got me going bananas
-Bananas
-Bananas yeah yeah
Reiteration of the overwhelming feelings caused by the subject.
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