Coconut harry nilsson meaning
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Lime in the Coconut
‘Coconut’ came out on the 1972 Nilsson Schmilsson album and the song charted #8 in the US, but it only reached #42 in the UK. Harry Nilsson had the Hookfoot musicians Caleb Quaye and Ian Duck play electric and acoustic guitar on the track, respectively. Herbie Flowers was on bass guitar, while Jim Gordon contributed with percussion. Nilsson sang with contrasting voices for the characters of the narrator, the girl, and for the doctor he used a Jamaican accent. Harry had the ability to take a simple song that is about nothing of any consequence and make it fun for his listeners. Utilizing an ordinary, simple premise this song became very popular.
A guy buys a coconut for a dime, then his sister uses her coconut to buy a lime. She mixes the two together, drinks it and gets nauseous. Experiencing tummy trouble after drinking a concoction of lime and coconut, she calls her doctor in the middle of the night and wakes him up wanting to know what she can t
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His sister had another one she paid it for the lime
She put the lime in the coconut, she drank 'em bot' up
She put the lime in the coconut, she drank 'em bot' up
She put the lime in the coconut, she drank 'em bot' up
She put the lime in the coconut, she call the doctor, woke 'I'm up
And said "doctor, ain't there nothin' I can take?"
I said "doctor, to relieve this belly ache"
I said "doctor, ain't there nothin' inom can take?"
I said "doctor, to relieve this belly ache"
Now lemme get this straight
You put the lime in the coconut, you drank 'em bot' up
Put the lime in the coconut, you drank 'em bot' up
Put the lime in the coconut, you drank 'em bot'up
Put the lime in the coconut, you call your doctor, woke 'I'm up
Said "doctor, ain't there nothing' inom can take?"
I said, "doctor, to relieve this belly ache"
I said "doctor, ain'
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Coconut (song)
1971 novelty song by Harry Nilsson
Not to be confused with Coconuts (song) or Da Coconut Nut.
For other uses, see Coconut (disambiguation).
"Coconut" is a novelty song written[3] and first recorded by American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson, released as the third single from his 1971 album, Nilsson Schmilsson. It was on the U.S. Billboard charts for 14 weeks, reaching #8,[4] and was ranked by Billboard as the #66 song for 1972. It charted in a minor way in the UK, reaching #42.[5] "Coconut" did best in Canada, where it peaked at #5.[6]
Lyrics
[edit]The lyrics feature Nilsson singing three characters (a narrator, a woman, and a doctor), each in a different voice.[7] The woman drinks a mixture of lime juice and coconut milk, becomes sick, and calls the doctor. The doctor, annoyed at being woken up, tells her to drink the same thing again and call in the morning.
Music
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