"I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts" is a novelty song composed in 1944 (as "I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Cocoanuts") by Fred Heatherton, a songwriting pseudonym for a collaboration of English songwriters Harold Elton Box, Desmond Cox, and Lewis Ilda. The song was published by Box and Cox Publications (ASCAP).
A portion of the song appeared in Disney's 1994 animated film, The Lion King (sung by Rowan Atkinson). Nicolas Cage also sang part of this song in the 2007 film National Treasure: Book of Secrets.
The song was also used for the UK Spot in episode 513 of The Muppet Show.
Lyrics[]
Down at an English fair, one evening I was there
When I heard a showman shouting underneath the flare
I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts
(They're lovely)
There they are, all standing in a row
(One, two, three, four)
Big ones, small ones, some as big as your head
(And bigger)
Give 'em a twist, a flick of the wrist
That's what the showman said
I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts
Every ball you throw will make me rich
There stands me wife, the idol of me life
Singing roll up, bowl a ball, a penny a pitch
Singing roll up, bowl a ball, a penny a pitch
Singing roll up, bowl a ball, a penny a pitch
Roll up, bowl a ball
Roll up, bowl a ball
Singing roll up, bowl a ball, a penny a pitch
[Repeat last three lines]
Singing roll up, bowl a ball, a penny a pitch
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