Every day, down by the water, a girl leaves her bamboo hut Climbing up a ladder to a palm tree for a coconut Oh--coconut Oh--coconut So I went a little bit closer, looking up the tree And I asked if she would be willing to pick one for me Oh--coconut Oh--coconut Well, she said that I was a bad boy And don't give me bother And that she was only allowed to Pick for her father Oh--coconut Oh--coconut But next day, I was a lot wiser, I went up the tree And after she had climbed up the ladder, I kicked it down you see! Oh--coconut Oh--coconut Oh--coconut Oh--coconut