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Also called Go Bananas and Peel Bananas.

This song has movements – see recordings to learn the traditional movements.

Recordings

• YouTube – HCY Camp
• YouTube – Ultimate Camp Resource
• YouTube – Scratch Garden
• Go Noodle

Lyrics

Bananas Unite! <Hold arms above head, hands together>
Bananas Split! <open arms and place at sides>

Peel bananas, peel, peel bananas, 
<Hold arms above head, slowly wind them down, one at a time>
Peel bananas, peel, peel bananas, <Repeat>
Peel bananas, peel, peel bananas, <Repeat>
Bananas Unite! <Hold arms above head, hands together>

Each verse repeats 3 times (some variations use only two repeats):
NOTE: Scouts can pick and choose which verses to do – most variations do not use all the possible verses.

• Slice bananas, slice, slice, bananas
  <Hold hands flat, and slice sideways>
• Mash bananas, mash, mash bananas
  <Grind hands together>
• Eat bananas, eat, eat, bananas
  <Pretend to eat bananas with both hands>
• Go bananas, go, go, bananas
  <Jump up and down, shake body, be silly>

Potato

• Form potato, form, form potato
  <Form potato by raising arms above head>
• Peel potato, peel, peel potato
  <Lower one arm at a time>
• Mash potato, mash, mash potato
  <Stomp, jump on floor>

Orange

• Form an orange, form, form an orange
  <Lift arms above head in shape of a circle>
• Peel an orange, peel, peel an orange
  <Lower one arm at a time>
• Squeeze an orange, squeeze, squeeze an orange
  <Hug yourself OR Turn to neighbor and hug/squeeze them>

Apple

• Form the apple form form the apple 
  <Lift arms above head in shape of a circle>
• Now peel the apple peel peel the apple 
  <Lower one arm at a time>
• Now chop the apple chop chop the apple 
  <Pretend arms are knives and chop in front of you>

House

• Build the house, build, build the house
  <Arms form roof over head>
• Paint the house, paint, paint the house
  <Paint an imaginary wall OR ‘Paint’ your neighbor>
• Rock the house, rock, rock the house
  <Dance>

Corn

• Form some corn, form, form some corn
  <Arms above head in corn shape>
• Shuck some corn, shuck, shuck some corn
  <Lower one arm at a time>
• Pop some corn, pop, pop some corn
  <Thrust arms out and ‘Pop’ hands open OR Jump and clap your hands>

Cow

• Form the cow, form, form the cow
  <Kneel down on hands and knees>
• Tip the cow, tip, tip the cow
  <Roll over onto your back>
• Have a cow! Have, have a cow!
  <Shake arms and legs in the air>

Mullet

• Form the mullet, form, form the mullet
  <Slick back your hair>
• Gel the mullet, gel, gel the mullet 
  <Rub hands in hair>
• Rock the mullet! Rock, rock the mullet! 
  <Nod head vigorously>

Pistachio

• Form the pistachio, form, form the pistachio 
  <Lift arms above head in shape of a circle>
• Now crack the pistachio, crack, crack the pistachio 
  <Lower one arm at a time while flicking the hand>
• Now wear a mustachio, wear, wear a mustachio 
  <Bob back and forth while holding finger up like a mustache>

Variations

Add “First you”, “Then you”, “Now you”, etc. before the start of each verse

Start with Pick bananas instead of peel bananas:
Pick bananas, pick, pick bananas
<reach up and pick bananas from a tree>

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References:

• Bananas Unite Lyrics (with Actions). Florida Department of State, files.floridados.gov/media/699548/bananasunitelyrics.pdf. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
• chrispallatto. “Peel Bananas.” Ultimate Camp Resource, 9 Aug. 2019, ultimatecampresource.com/camp-songs/songs-with-motions/peel-bananas/. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
• Cole. “Scout Songs: The 7 Best Campfire Songs to Sing with Your Troop – ScoutSmarts.” ScoutSmarts, 9 July 2021, scoutsmarts.com/scout-campfire-songs/. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
• “Go Bananas Camping Song Lyrics Midi.” Campingdude.com, 2025, http://www.campingdude.com/content/song/go_bananas-614.asp. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.